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The Sri Lankan Foriegn Minister, Mangala Samaraweera, says his government is committed to peace despite the Japanese envoy's failure to persuade the Tamil Tigers to return to peace talks. Mr Samaraweera said he was not surprised by the Tamil Tigers' refusal to return to the negotiating table. He was speaking to journalists in the Indian capital, Delhi, after holding talks with senior Indian officials, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a statement, the Indian external affairs ministry said Mr Samaraweera had informed them on the peace process and the Sri Lankan government's readiness to participate in the second round of talks with the rebels. Minister Samaraweera told reporters that he was in India to engage in high level of talks and negotiations and not to make any proposals to the Indian government. Asked why Japan's special envoy failed to persuade LTTE for talks, minister replied by saying that for the past thirty five years, though various envoys tried the same way those efforts took nowhere. Mr Samaraweera also held talks on trade and energy cooperation. He is due to leave India later on Tuesday. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India's frustration with Sri Lanka over Tamils