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want role in review of CFA In a letter to Norwegian Ambassador Hans Bratskaar, PSM Secretary General Javid Yusuf had requested that the Muslim delegation participate in any review of the CFA "from the outset”. Mr. Yusuf, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has told Mr. Bratskaar that the experience of the Muslim community in the North and East, vis-a-vis, the implementation of the CFA would greatly enrich the discussions relating to the CFA. “It is only a comprehensive look at the post-CFA ground situation that will ensure that the objectives of the review will be achieved thereby creating the necessary conditions for the peace talks to resume.". The PSM states that the intention of the Government and the LTTE to improve the living conditions of all inhabitants affected by the conflict and to establish a positive atmosphere in which further steps towards a lasting solution can be taken under the CFA "has not been realised". Admitting that the CFA had helped the country have a respite from the cruel war that has taken a heavy toll of its citizenry, the PSM has said it is also true that the truce has not been able to pave the way for sustained peace talks. The PSM was the outcome of an MoU signed between the two main Muslim political parties, the Rauff Hakeem-led Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Ferial Ashraff-led National Unity Alliance, to safeguard the interests of the Muslims in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The Norwegians are yet to respond to the PSM request. |
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