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Sri Lankan Forces Reject Accounts of Ceasefire With LTTE

Sri Lankan Army Spokesman Brigediar Udaya Nanayakkara today denies some International Media Reports about  the government is declared a ceasfire with the LTTE in the No War Zone ."Sri Lankan Forces only halt by using heavy guns and Combat Air Crafts for the offensive launched in the No War Zone to prevent any Civilian Casualties Brigadier Nanayakkara said."Other then that Sri Lankan Government is not taken any decesion to going for a ceasfire with the LTTE" he stressed.

"The Humanitarian Mission to rescue the remained Civilians trapped in the No War  Zone will continue" he said.

Meanwhile the LTTE announced a unilatteral ceasfire yesterday which was denied by the Sri Lankan Government. LTTE announced that that this ceasfire is declared as a requested by the Europen Union and some other Western Countries according to a statement issued by them  on Sunday.

However responding to this announcement Sri Lankan Defense Secretery Gotabhaya Rajapaksha said that It was a joke and Sri Lankan Governmant not want a ceasfire with a group of terrorists who are running without facing the forces".LTTE is now restricted to a small strip of coastal area known as Pudumathalan "he further added.

Emanthi Marambe: I am Emanthi Marambe a Senior Journalist attached to the Divaina Editorial of the Upali NewsPaper Limited in Sri Lanka.I have Thirteen years of experience in Journalism and followed several Local and Foreign Media Fellowship Programmes.
I am covering Health,Social Issues and International Affairs for the Paper.
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