The process of demilitarisation of the north and east should commence. I am not saying they can't have naval bases and army bases there. But the oppressive situation where the Tamil people live under the boot of the Sri Lankan armed forces must end.

It cannot continue. Then there must be, if that is possible, genuine sharing of power -- with Tamil speaking people in the northeast as one region in terms of the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement. If genuine substantial power is given to the region -- whether it is confederal or federal -- if that happens then there is a possibility of this being brought to an end.

If it does not happen, one cannot predict that the LTTE will not be revived or some other organisation would take up arms. Militancy will resume.

One phrase often used by you and a lot of people while talking about a solution is 'generous'. What do you mean by 'be generous'?

I mean don't try to think that you can fudge, that you can take us for a ride. Okay? Be quite forthcoming, be genuine. And if you are genuine and genuinely forthcoming, then of course we don't want violence or continued trouble in Sri Lanka. We would like to see peace in Sri Lanka and want all the people of Sri Lanka to live in peace.