Five questions suitable only for LTTE - JVP

COLOMBO: The JVP yesterday said Erik Solheim should put forward their five questions only to the LTTE as violations of the Ceasefire Agreement and death threats to the lives of the SLMM monitors have been made only by the LTTE.

"If Solheim expects a response on the part of the Sri Lankan Government to the five questions, it indicates that Solheim is under the impression that Sri Lanka is a Norwegian colony, " a media release issued by the JVP said yesterday.

The JVP release said that they appreciate the stance taken by the Government not to response to these five questions. "Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim citizens of this country have a sole right to know the stand of UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on this issue."

The statement issued by the LTTE in Oslo that the time for self-determination has come clarifies the LTTE's stance. This indicates that Norway and the LTTE have similar objectives, it said.

The release further said the truth has emerged. "We should understand that a solutions to the country's national problem cannot be evolved by conducting negotiations with Norwegians or the LTTE.

The Government should fulfil its responsibilities to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. We urge the patriotic Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim citizens to rally round to safeguard the country from these separatist terrorists and other colonial threats."