Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe shakes hands with visiting EU External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten yesterday.  AFP

President, PM on same wavelength - Hakeem

Both President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe are on the same wavelength as far as their commitment to the peace process, Minister Rauff Hakeem told Parliament yesterday.
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ISGA not a step towards secession - Prabhakaran

by Ranga Jayasuriya

LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in his "Heroes' Day" address denied allegations that his movement was re-arming for war and said its counter proposals are not a step towards secession.
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Third Party responsible for Trinco incidents - Interior Ministry

The Ministry of Interior yesterday citing police reports states there has been evidence of a "third party" responsible for the incidents in Trincomalee aimed at creating disturbances between the Muslims and Tamils. It says the police have advised the public not to be roused by these events.
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