UK bans LTTE (along with other organisations)
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UK bans LTTE (along with other organisations)
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The Tigers said the decision to include them on the list would impose severe restraints on the Norwegian-backed Sri Lankan peace process.
But the Sri Lankan Government welcomed the ban as a move that would promote peace efforts, and said it hoped Britain would take it to its "logical conclusion".
A press release by the Tamil Tigers quoted him as saying: "It is a sad day for the Anglo-Tamil relations... The proscription will adversely affect the Tamil interests and severely undermine the current peace initiatives."
But the Sri Lankan Government welcomed the ban as a move that would promote peace efforts, and said it hoped Britain would take it to its "logical conclusion".
A press release by the Tamil Tigers quoted him as saying: "It is a sad day for the Anglo-Tamil relations... The proscription will adversely affect the Tamil interests and severely undermine the current peace initiatives."
Source
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/1194949.stm
Date
2001-02-28