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By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAsked by the Ambassador if President Kumaratunga’s public statements about a quick return to the peace table with the LTTE were realistic, Wickremesinghe said they were not. “First they must decide what their core principles are and the JVP will pull them strongly in an unhelpful direction.” Moreover, Wickremesinghe said, it is not clear who could lead a delegation for this government. Neither the President nor Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar would be acceptable to the LTTE. Asked if the UNP would participate in the next round of talks if asked to contribute team members by the President, Wickremesinghe said it would not. The government, in his view, should handle negotiations, with other political parties only becoming involved once a draft deal has been hammered out.\u201d<\/strong> the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ranil<\/p><\/div>\n

A Leaked \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\u201d US diplomatic cable, dated April 19, 2004, updated the Secretary of State regarding a meeting the US Ambassador had with Former PM\u00a0Ranil Wickremesinghe<\/a><\/span>. The\u00a0Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database. The cable was signed by the US Ambassador\u00a0Jeffrey Lunstead<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, called on former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe April 19 to thank him for the excellent cooperation in the U.S.-Sri Lankan relationship which occurred under his tenure as PM and to get the now-Opposition Leader’s views on what went wrong in the election and how the victors will fare in the months ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cFormer PM Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Ambassador that perceptions of economic well-being (or, rather, the opposite) had been key in his parliamentary defeat on April 2. He is skeptical the winners will be able to get back to the peace table with the LTTE anytime soon. Wickremesinghe plans to watch the winners stumble over the inherent contradictions in their coalition and profit from the disarray, perhaps beginning with the selection of a Speaker when Parliament opens this Thursday. The Ambassador expressed thanks for the excellent cooperation received from the PM’s office while he was in power. We recommend a call to Wickremesinghe from the Deputy Secretary making similar points.\u201d the US ambassador further wrote.<\/p>\n

Read the cable below for further details;<\/p>\n

Related news to the cable;<\/p>\n

WikiLeaks: SLFP Still A Bandaranaike Party And Will Disintegrate In 10 Years To The Benefit Of The UNP \u2013 Ranil<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000662 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SA, SA\/INS, S\/CT\r\nDEPARTMENT PLEASE ALSO PASS TOPEC\r\nNSC FOR E. MILLARD \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958:  DECL:  04-19-14\r\nTAGS: PREL<\/a> PGOV<\/a> ECON<\/a> CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT:  Former PM sees economy as key factor in\r\nelectoral defeat, expects the winning coalition to find\r\ntough sledding \r\n\r\nRefs:  Colombo 647, and previous \r\n\r\n(U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead.\r\nReasons 1.5 (b, d). \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>1.  (C) SUMMARY.  Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe told the\r\nAmbassador that perceptions of economic well-being (or,\r\nrather, the opposite) had been key in his parliamentary\r\ndefeat on April 2.  He is skeptical the winners will be\r\nable to get back to the peace table with the LTTE\r\nanytime soon.  Wickremesinghe plans to watch the winners\r\nstumble over the inherent contradictions in their\r\ncoalition and profit from the disarray, perhaps\r\nbeginning with the selection of a Speaker when\r\nParliament opens this Thursday.  The Ambassador\r\nexpressed thanks for the excellent cooperation received\r\nfrom the PM's office while he was in power.\r\nWe recommend a call to Wickremesinghe from the Deputy\r\nSecretary making similar points.  END SUMMARY. \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>2.  (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, called on\r\nformer Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe April 19 to\r\nthank him for the excellent cooperation in the U.S.-Sri\r\nLankan relationship which occurred under his tenure as\r\nPM and to get the now-Opposition Leader's views on what\r\nwent wrong in the election and how the victors will fare\r\nin the months ahead. \r\n\r\nIt's the Economy, Stupid\r\n------------------------ \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>3.  (C) Wickremesinghe agreed with the Ambassador that\r\neconomic issues had been paramount in the election, as\r\nheralded in the run-up to April 2 in a series of polls\r\nwhich made clear that many Sri Lankans saw themselves as\r\nworse off than two years before.  He noted, however,\r\nthat while it was true that many consumer good prices\r\nhad gone up, there was a much greater array of consumer\r\ngoods available than two years ago.  \"They can buy CD\r\nplayers now if they want.\"  Wickremesinghe said the new\r\ngovernment will be hard-pressed to fill all of the\r\neconomic promises made during the campaign, like 60,000\r\nnew jobs and higher subsidies, especially for fertilizer\r\nand other agricultural imports.  If they press forward,\r\nWickremesinghe predicted, interest rates will rise, the\r\nrupee will fall and the \"international community\" will\r\nbecome concerned.  The Opposition Leader chuckled, \"They\r\nthink we left a surplus when in fact we left a deficit\r\nof seven million!\" \r\n\r\nBack to the Peace Table Quickly?\r\n-------------------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b6<\/a>4.  (C) Asked by the Ambassador if President\r\nKumaratunga's public statements about a quick return to\r\nthe peace table with the LTTE were realistic,\r\nWickremesinghe said they were not.  \"First they must\r\ndecide what their core principles are and the JVP will\r\npull them strongly in an unhelpful direction.\"\r\nMoreover, Wickremesinghe said, it is not clear who could\r\nlead a delegation for this government.  Neither the\r\nPresident nor Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar would\r\nbe acceptable to the LTTE.  Asked if the UNP would\r\nparticipate in the next round of talks if asked to\r\ncontribute team members by the President, Wickremesinghe\r\nsaid it would not.  The government, in his view, should\r\nhandle negotiations, with other political parties only\r\nbecoming involved once a draft deal has been hammered\r\nout. \r\n\r\nParliamentary Machinations\r\n-------------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b65.  (C) Wickremesinghe confirmed that parliamentary\r\ninfighting and jockeying will begin the moment\r\nParliament reconvenes this Thursday (April 22).\r\nThe first issue will be selection of a Speaker.\r\nWickremesinghe seemed confident that the UNP would\r\nprevail in this first skirmish and confirmed that former\r\nMinister of Justice and Buddhist Affairs W.J.M.\r\nLokubandara would be the opposition candidate.\r\nBeyond that, Wickremesinghe said he will wait for the\r\ninevitable contradictions in the winning coalition to\r\nplay out and look for opportunities to hurry the process\r\nalong.  He told the Ambassador that he is confident the\r\nSri Lankan Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Ceylon Workers\r\nCongress (CWC) will stay with the UNP -- at least for a\r\nwhile.  If the other side is unable to get a majority,\r\nthe coalition can limp along but \"it will become\r\nincreasingly difficult for them to sustain in the months\r\nahead.\"  Wickremesinghe also appeared confident that his\r\nside could block any effort to convene a constituent\r\nassembly. \r\n\r\n\u00b66.  (C) The new Opposition Leader said the JVP wants to\r\nbe \"the second party in Sri Lanka.\"  If President\r\nKumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) continues\r\nto be \"run by Bandaranaikes,\" there is a good chance\r\nthat in ten years it will disintegrate with many members\r\ncoming over to the UNP.  Wickremesinghe admitted that\r\nhis party is taking stock of what went wrong (indeed a\r\nmeeting of party luminaries was breaking up as the\r\nAmbassador arrived) but had reached no conclusions yet. \r\n\r\nComment\r\n------- \r\n\r\n\u00b67.  (C) Receiving the Ambassador in the bare-walled,\r\nspartanly-furnished offices of the Opposition Leader for\r\ntwenty minutes, the former PM seemed tired and was his\r\nusual terse self.  He clearly appreciated and\r\nreciprocated the Ambassador's thanks for the close\r\nworking relationship the U.S. and Sri Lanka had during\r\nhis tenure as PM but nodded in agreement when the\r\nAmbassador underlined that we hope to have a similarly\r\nfruitful relationship with the new government.\r\nWe recommend that the Deputy Secretary call the former\r\nPM to make the same points. \r\n\r\n\u00b68.  (U) Minimize considered. \r\n\r\nLUNSTEAD<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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