Sri Lanka president rules out cease-fire

April 30 2009 17:53:37

Sri Lanka president rules out cease-fire

Agence France-Presse

"We have no plans to go for a cease-fire with the Tigers, but they have a little time left to drop their weapons and surrender even though our military operation is at a final stage," President Mahinda Rajapakse said.

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