Sri
Lanka Government rejected unilateral ceasefire offer by
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the separatist Tamil
Tiger outfit.
Responding
to an oral question raised by Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa,
in the floor of Sri Lanka parliament today, Foreign Minister
Rohitha Bogollagama said the government does not response
to this offer. He said a number of local and international
allies try to stop operations against the rebels.
"At
present government is defeating the terrorists .We never
stop these operations," he said.
A
rebel statement said the Tigers would refrain from military
action during the 15th South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) conference but warned they would be
forced to take "defensive action" if the island's
military carried out any offensives against them.
The
government sources further said, it had not received an
official ceasefire notification from the rebels and expressed
wariness about the move.
Meanwhile
the head of the government peace secretariat, Rajiva Wijesinghe,
said the government needs time to carefully consider the
LTTE call for a ceasefire during the SAARC summit and
will wait till it is officially communicated.
Courtesy - Asian
Tribune