Selected Texts from the 1994-5 Negotiations Process These pages reproduce excerpts from letters, exchanged between representatives of the Sri Lankan government the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). LTTE Headquarters Col. Anuruddha Ratwatte Dear Col. Ratwatte Thank you for your letter dated 13 December 1994. We are impressed and encouraged by your assurance that the immediate and urgent issues facing the Tamil people will be given primacy and resolved. This is crucial for the restoration of a peaceful environment and for the normalization of civilian life. We are pleased to note that you are willing to declare a cessation of hostilities on 1 January 1995, for an initial period of two weeks. We wish to assure you that we will reciprocate by observing a cessation of hostilities during that period once you make an official declaration and intimate the same to us by letter. The LTTE will also make a similar declaration and inform you. You will appreciate that a detailed discussion clarifying the procedures and modalities of the implementation of the ceasefire is vital before the declaration of cessation of hostilities. We are glad to note that you are prepared to send a delegation to Jaffna to discuss this issue. The government delegation is welcome to Jaffna either on 21 or 22 December as is convenient to them. Please confirm the date of arrival and the names and details of the government delegates. Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Text as published in the Sunday Leader, Colombo, 12 May 1996
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