 | | | There are 50000 families in rebel held area- UN |
The United Nations office in Colombo emphasise the need of establishing a safe passage for the civilians in Vanni to cross over to secure territory if they want to do so. “Without proper safe passage trying to get across the front line would be extremely dangerous for any body,” the spokesman for the United Nations Colombo office Gordon Weiss said. “Now the government has admitted the possibility of a safe corridor, it needs to be negotiated with the LTTE” said Weiss. | | | Government urge people to leave rebel held areas |
The UN said that the warring parties should respect the freedom of movement which is recognised under the international law. Responding to a question on the UN request to establish a safe corridor for civilians the spokesman said that according to his knowledge, the strict pass system enforced by the LTTE is still in place. The spokesman confirmed that the UN office in Colombo is in continues communication with the LTTE. | 
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