Tamil Tiger chief negotiator Anton Balasingham speaks during a news
conference at landmark Sri Lankan peace talks in Pattaya, 100
kilometres (62 miles) southeast of Bangkok September 18, 2002. Sri
Lanka's Tamil Tigers, softening a position at the heart of nearly 20
years of war, said on Wednesday they would settle for autonomy for
minority Tamils rather than a separate state. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

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