The meeting was about starting peace talks and stopping the violence.

The two main problems remain the peace talks venue and how to implement the cease-fire.

It will affect the atmosphere of the peace process.

There was no new proposal that could be accepted by us, so there was no reason for a meeting.

Stopping the violence is essential to bring normalcy back to the lives of the people. And that would have to come by fully implementing the existing cease-fire agreement.

The three sailors died. One Sea Tiger cadre was injured.

The ... Tigers were not involved in any activity that breaches the ceasefire agreement.

This release is part of a process taken up by us to ensure that underage youths who voluntarily join the LTTE are sent back to their parents.

We are not involved. We are not going to break the cease-fire agreement.

We are not pulling out from the cease-fire agreement or anything.