Sri Lanka and LTTE need to clarify what ceasefire means before serious peace talks – Ambassador Teresita Schaffer

Aug 18 (AsianTribune) Former United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Teresita Schaffer told Asian Tribune in a special statement on Foreign Minister Kadirgamar assassination that the Government of Sri Lanka has shown courage and statesmanship in trying to rescue the ceasefire (with the LTTE) from wreckage in which it stands, and strongly advocated to both warring sections “before one can talk seriously about a peace process again, I think it will be necessary for both sides to clarify what they mean by cease-fire.