She will keep the military option open because, given the track record of the LTTE, ... she cannot afford to lower her guard.
If there are no talks, with continued violence, we will see the government lose control of the north. I think the violence is a high-level LTTE decision to push the government toward war or talks where they will try to obtain concessions and seek international recognition and legitimacy.
It's very worrisome. This is another step on the path to a return to war. The risk of a return to war is now greater.
Cooperation between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels is at a standstill or even dead at the moment.
Norway wants both sides to be committed to the cease-fire. Apart from that, I think Norway wants the government to give an assurance that certain of its coalition allies, which have been publicly denouncing the Norwegians, will be restrained from doing so.
This (peace bid) will be a turning point and will give us a signal whether the problem is going to get better or worse.
The negative side of this (election) is that nothing is going to happen until the elections are over.
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