17.1.2008
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) concluded its operations in Sri Lanka yesterday evening, following the annulment of the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) by the Government of Sri Lanka. According to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affaires, following notice given by the Government of Sri Lanka through the Foreign Ministry to the Norwegian Government, in terms of Article 4:4 of the Agreement on a "Ceasefire between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)" concluded on 22 nd February 2002, the Ceasefire Agreement stands terminated with effect from Wednesday 16th January 2008. Pursuant to the above termination, the Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) on the establishment and the management of the SLMM dated 18 th March 2002 between the Norwegian Government and the Government of Sri Lanka also stands terminated with effect from 16 th January 2008.
The SLMM concluded its operations on the evening of 16 January 2008 and most of its staff has already left the country.
On a request by the Norwegian Government, the Government of Sri Lanka has permitted 11 SLMM personnel to remain in the island for a further period of six weeks, in order to complete the remaining administrative formalities.
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