¡¡¡¡COLOMBO, January 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Sri Lankan former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar has again cautioned against de-proscription of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels until there is clear evidence of their bonafides in commencing peace talks with the government, The Island newspaper said on Friday.

¡¡¡¡Kadirgamar was quoted as saying on Thursday that it should first be seen whether the rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will come for talks, how the talks proceed and then decide whether to suspend or lift the ban on them.

¡¡¡¡Commenting on the policy statement of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe made on Tuesday, he said the prime minister has obviously realized the complexity of the ethnic problem and that was why he had said that he will give the matter of de-proscription of LTTE deep thought instead of rushing and agreeing to it.

¡¡¡¡Kadirgamar said deep thought must be given to a decision and no precipitate action should be taken.

¡¡¡¡He made similar remarks on Wednesday at Parliament debate on Wickremeshinhe's policy statement.

¡¡¡¡The government has not made any decision regarding the lifting of ban on Tamil rebels. Enditem

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