The Hindu : Ban on LTTE to go

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Monday, Aug 26, 2002

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Ban on LTTE to go

By V.S. Sambandan

COLOMBO Aug. 25. The Sri Lankan Government has decided to temporarily lift the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for a month from September 6, the state television said tonight.

The lifting of the ban, imposed on the LTTE in January 1998, was a condition set by the Tigers for commencing direct talks. The Government had said the ban would be lifted 10 days before direct talks commence.

According to the announcement, the ban would be reimposed if the talks, to commence on September 16 in Thailand, broke down or if the LTTE decided to leave the talks. The decision is to be gazetted shortly.

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