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04th September, 2002

LTTE ban lifted

The Government deproscribed the LTTE from midnight on Wednesday 4th September, paving the way for the Peace talks in Thailand scheduled for 16-18 of September. The Gazette notification on the deproscription was issued by the Defence Minister Tilak Marapana. The lifting of the ban on the LTTE was a key demand by the LTTE prior to the peace talks in Thailand.




The Government Gazette notification of Wednesday September 4, 2002 is as follows