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Sri Lankan gov't, Tamil Tiger rebels resume peace talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - S.P. Tamilselvan (L), leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political wing, and Sri Lanka's Health Minister Nimal Siripola De Silva shake hands in Geneva on Oct. 28 before they begin a two-day peace talks.

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New Sri Lanka peace talks begin in Swtizerland

GENEVA, Switzerland - Anton Balasingham (L), chief negotiator of the Tamil Tiger rebels, and the Sri Lankan government's chief negotiator Nimal Siripala de Silva shake hands at a chateau outside Geneva, on Feb. 22 as they start their first face-to-face peace talks in three years.

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(1)Tokyo aid meeting on Sri Lanka begins without rebels

TOKYO, Japan - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (standing) addresses the two-day Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 9. Tamil Tiger rebels boycotted the event, attended by ministers and representatives from about 50 nations and 20 international organizations.

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(2)Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Japan

HAKONE, Japan - Anton Balasingham (L), chief negotiator for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, shakes hands with Sri Lankan Constitutional Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris, on March 18 at a hotel in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, ahead of the opening of four-day peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels.

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(3)Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Japan

HAKONE, Japan - Four-day peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels begin in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 18.

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Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Japan

HAKONE, Japan - Anton Balasingham (L), chief negotiator of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and Japanese government representative Yasushi Akashi pose for a photograph prior to the start of four-day peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 18.

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Kawaguchi observes demining in Sri Lanka

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) is briefed on the removal of land mines in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, on Jan. 6 by a member of the British nongovernmental organization HALO Trust. Some 500,000 land mines are believed to have been buried in the area due to the civil war between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.

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Akashi meets Sri Lanka president to discuss peace process

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Japanese envoy Yasushi Akashi (L) meets Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga at her office in Colombo on Nov. 5. Akashi, a former U.N. deputy secretary general, discussed Sri Lanka's peace talks with the Tamil Tiger rebels and how Japan can help rebuild the war-battered country.

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(3)Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Japan

HAKONE, Japan - Four-day peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels begin in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 18. (Kyodo)

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Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Japan

HAKONE, Japan - Anton Balasingham (L), chief negotiator of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and Japanese government representative Yasushi Akashi pose for a photograph prior to the start of four-day peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 18. (Kyodo)

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New Sri Lanka peace talks begin in Swtizerland

GENEVA, Switzerland - Anton Balasingham (L), chief negotiator of the Tamil Tiger rebels, and the Sri Lankan government's chief negotiator Nimal Siripala de Silva shake hands at a chateau outside Geneva, on Feb. 22 as they start their first face-to-face peace talks in three years. (Kyodo)

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Sri Lankan gov't, Tamil Tiger rebels resume peace talks

GENEVA, Switzerland - S.P. Tamilselvan (L), leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political wing, and Sri Lanka's Health Minister Nimal Siripola De Silva shake hands in Geneva on Oct. 28 before they begin a two-day peace talks. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tokyo aid meeting on Sri Lanka begins without rebels

TOKYO, Japan - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (standing) addresses the two-day Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 9. Tamil Tiger rebels boycotted the event, attended by ministers and representatives from about 50 nations and 20 international organizations. (Kyodo)

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(2)Sri Lankan peace talks begin in Japan

HAKONE, Japan - Anton Balasingham (L), chief negotiator for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, shakes hands with Sri Lankan Constitutional Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris, on March 18 at a hotel in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, ahead of the opening of four-day peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi observes demining in Sri Lanka

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) is briefed on the removal of land mines in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, on Jan. 6 by a member of the British nongovernmental organization Halo Trust. Some 500,000 land mines are believed to have been buried in the area due to the civil war between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.

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Akashi meets Sri Lanka president to discuss peace process

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Japanese envoy Yasushi Akashi (L) meets Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga at her office in Colombo on Nov. 5. Akashi, a former U.N. deputy secretary general, discussed Sri Lanka's peace talks with the Tamil Tiger rebels and how Japan can help rebuild the war-battered country. (Kyodo)