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Denmark urges full resumption of peace negotiations

Denmark is concerned over the suspension of the peace negotiations in Sri Lanka.

We urge the LTTE to fully resume its participation in the peace talks and to commit itself to attending the Tokyo reconstruction conference. An early normalisation of living conditions in Sri Lanka will be dependent on the positive contributions of both parties, a press release from the Danish Embassy said.

Denmark reiterates our commitment made in Oslo to support the peace process and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Denmark has pledged 1250 millions DKK (equivalent to approximately 2.2 billion (LKR) as grant assistance over the next three years. In addition soft loan financing of upto 450 millions DKK will be made available during the next two years. Several initiatives have already been started under this framework.

Denmark is now ready to release 1 million USD as a first trance to the North-East Reconstruction Fund (NERF) as soon as the LTTE is back in the peace process".

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