President Ranil Wickremesinghe had agreed to release land in the northern province held by security forces and political prisoners, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP, M.A. Sumanthiran said.
The TNA MP said that the agreement had been reached during a meeting the President had with the leaders of Tamil political parties on Wednesday (21).The President on 14 December convened an all-party conference to find a solution to the national problem.
Wednesday’s meeting was convened to discuss the progress made following the previous one.
The Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General were present. There had been a discussion on the release of political prisoners. Out of the prisoners five could be released immediately. The Attorney General would instruct on how the rest can be released. The President would discuss with the National Security Council about releasing military held private lands on 03 January, Sumanthiran said, adding that they would meet again on 06 January to hold further discussions.
