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State media in Sri Lanka have denied reports that the government is setting up live telephone links to the venue of the peace talks with Tamil Tigers in Geneva, Switzerland. Daily News editor Bandula Jayasekara, who is in Geneva, told BBC Sandeshaya that the reports are “completely false.” Sri Lankan media have reported that President Rajapaksa is setting up an operation centre at the Temple Trees with live links to Chateau de Bosse castle, so that the last minute advice can be passed onto the delegation. Rajapaksa’s partners, Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), were also to monitor the talks from Temple Trees, according to media reports. Categorically denying these reports, Jayasekara said Swiss and Norwegian governments have taken special measures to limit access to the media during talks. Media is only allowed during opening and closing ceremonies, he added, and the journalists were unofficially requested not to disrupt the teams to carry out negotiations. He said the JVP and JHU will be informed of the outcome of the talks when the government team come back from Geneva. | EXTERNAL LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peace talks in Geneva to be made transparent