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 Sri Lanka, January 2002
Sri Lanka, February 2002
Sri Lanka, March 2002
Sri Lanka, April 2002
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Sri Lanka, October 2002
Sri Lanka, November 2002
Sri Lanka, December 2002
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| Feb.21 |
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Permanent ceasefire| Government and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to a ceasefire as part of a Norwegian initiative to end civil war | |
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| Mar.28 |
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 Direct talks in conflict Thailand will be the venue for historic face-to-face talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels
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| Apr.10 |
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Tamil Tiger chief 'wants peace' Velupillai Prabhakaran insisted the government must lift its ban on his organisation before direct talks
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Peace possible says prime minister Ranil Wickramasinghe sees a real chance of ending bloody civil war after a statement by the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels
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| Aug.14 |
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Date set for peace talks Peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels will start in mid-September in Thailand
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| Sep.4 |
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 Tamil Tiger ban lifted| Sri Lanka is paving the way for crucial peace talks scheduled to begin September 16 in Thailand | |
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| Sep.16 |
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Talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil rebels| The two sides meeting for the first direct talks in 7 years | |
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| Sep.17 |
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Progress at Sri Lanka peace talks Agreement between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels was reached in several areas, particularly on economic issues
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| Sep.18 |
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 Breakthrough for Sri Lankan peace Government and Tamil Tiger rebels commit to establish a task force to work on humanitarian and reconstruction issues
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| Sep.30 |
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India, Sri Lanka shared Champions Trophy India and Sri Lanka won their maiden titles as joint winners after rain washed out their replayed final
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| Oct.31 |
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200-year sentence for Tamil Tiger leader| Vellupillai Probakharan, who lives in rebel-controlled territory, was sentenced in absentia for a deadly truck bombing in 1996 | |
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| Nov.1 |
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Breakthrough for Sri Lanka peace hopes| The government and Tamil rebels have agreed on a joint committee to develop areas ravaged by conflict | |
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Main Event: Permanent ceasefire