APTN feature on future of peace

(18 Aug 2005) SHOTLIST

Colombo, Sri Lanka - August 17, 2005
1. Various of people and traffic on street

Colombo, Sri Lanka - August 15, 2005
2. Various of body of slain Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in coffin
3. People lining up to pay last respects

Colombo, Sri Lanka - August 17, 2005
4. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese) Voxpop (No name given):
"It is a big blow to the peace process. Since Ranil Wickremesinghe (former Sri Lankan Prime Minister) signed the cease-fire agreement, there have been many incidents like this... we see it as a big setback."
5. SOUNDBITE (Sinhalese) Voxpop (No name given):
"It is a big obstacle for the peace process. There are also problems in governance... the cost of living is eternally increasing and all this is because there is no peace in the country."
6. Set up shot of analyst Jehan Perera
7. Document on conflict resolution and peace building
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jehan Perera, Political Analyst:
"It is very difficult to think of any progress at this time in the peace process for the simple reason that the killing of the foreign minister has been a tremendous psychological blow to the country and especially the political leadership because if a person as well-protected as the foreign minister, as prominent as the foreign minister could be assassinated in this way, then it has made all political leaders feel extremely insecure and their sense of trust in the peace process and in the cease-fire agreement that underpins the peace process, has been really shattered at this time."

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Northern Rebel Territory, Sri Lanka - 2002
9. Leader of Tamil Tigers Prabhakaran signing cease-fire document
10. Tamil Tiger navy, or sea tigers, in boat
11. Women cadres of Tamil Tiger rebels
12. Tamil Tiger rebels

Colombo, Sri Lanka - August 17, 2005
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jehan Perera, Analyst:
"So at this time there is no desire on the part of the people and of the political leadership to go back to a situation of war. And therefore I don't see the return to armed hostilities on a large scale. But it is quite possible that there will be a continuous series of targeted killings... which will erode the morale of the people and might turn the people in the direction of looking towards harder-line leaders."

New Delhi, India - August 17, 2005
14. Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister and opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe with Former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan Prime Minister and opposition leader:
"The resumption and active pursuance of the peace process is paramount. Time is of the essence. The President (Chandrika Kumaratunga) completes a second term of office soon. There is minority government in parliament, there is no single party of a majority. Certainly such a government is not capable of taking the peace process forward effectively. Therefore a new stable government fortified by a fresh mandate is a pre-requisite for advancing the peace process."

Colombo, Sri Lanka - August 17, 2005
16. Various of armed security on street
17. Security post
18. Wide shot of soldier

STORYLINE :

A spate of violence that has killed dozens including one of Sri Lanka's best known politicians has raised fears the country's three-year truce is on the brink of collapse.

There are concerns that Friday's killing of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar and recent sniper attacks on Sri Lankan government soldiers could push the island nation back into war.













They dominate the military and police.



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