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`India backs peace process'

By V.S. Sambandan

SATTAHIP SEPT. 18. The chief negotiator of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham, today said that he was confident that India would be the first to welcome a resolution of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.

"India is fully backing the peace process, to be very honest with you, we know (that) very well,'' he told The Hindu after the conclusion of talks. "The Norwegians as well as the Sri Lankan Government have been briefing India on every aspect of the peace process'', he pointed out. "If an overall solution is reached and the affected communities are satisfied with a political system, where their rights are recognised, then I think the Government in India will be the first to welcome it. They do not want this conflict to continue. An ethnic war in the region is an element of instability in the whole region. Therefore, the resolution of the conflict will be welcomed by India,'' he said.

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