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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rapa" data-source="post: 1124213" data-attributes="member: 212">The Cabinet of Ministers of the Sri Lanka Government at a cabinet meeting held last night (02), unanimously approved a Cabinet memorandum submitted by the Honourable Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake  to end the Cease Fire Agreement with only just over a month  remaining to complete  six years since it became effective  on  22 February 2002.The Government  Defence  Spokesman, Honourable   Minister Keheliya Rambukwella  told the media :" The Government decided  to officially withdraw  from the Ceasefire Agreement since it is futile  to continue  with the Ceasefire  with no indication  that the LTTE is willing to enter the pace path". According to the Hon. Min, the Government had considered the number of Ceasefire violations by the LTTE since 2002. He said :" The Ceasefire  had been violated by the LTTE more than 10,000 times . The Cabinet decision will be put into practice by using the terms and conditions of the Ceasefire Agreement  itself". According to the Ceasefire Agreement, either party should give two weeks notification   prior to  withdrawal  from the Ceasefire Agreement.The Ceasefire Agreement   became effective  on 22 February 2002  when the then Prime Minister  Ranil Wickremasinghe signed  the Agreement as a prelude  to resolve the Northeast problem peacefully. There were six rounds of   "peace talks" under the then government. The first was held in Thailand from 16th - 18th September 2002 while the last was held in Japan from 18th - 21st March 2003. The Agreement collapsed after six rounds of talks.The peace talks" were revived again and two rounds of talks were held in Geneva in  2006 after President Mahinda Rajapksa   came into power in 2005. The Hon.Min Rambukwella stated that:" The peace process was again revived  after President Mahinda Rajapaksa  came to power  in 2005 and LTTE continued  its terror acts showing no commitment  to the Ceasefire".  Over 264 servicemen were killed without any provocation during this period and the talks faced inevitable collapse.The Honurable Minister Keheliya Rambukwella added :" The Ceasefire was almost  abandoned by the LTTE during this period  continuing with its terror  activities and the decision to officially  withdraw  from the Ceasefire  was taken considering this aspect ".   Yesterday (02), LTTE terrorists targeted a bus carrying sick soldiers  to the Military Hospital, Colombo at the busy Save Island junction around 9.30 in the morning.  Four were killed including a soldier who was in the bus. Two school boys aged 19  and 16  and their aunt aged 42 who were walking  on the road were also killed . 14 including ten soldiers, 4 civilians including a female were injured.An article in the Daily News ( 28) titled " War against terrorism , toward a new dimension" it was stated that the Government was " contemplating  banning the LTTE" adding that    the President has stated " one or more  attacks , we have no option" .</blockquote>

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