It has also assured it would not recruit children below the age of 17 years. He was invited to Sri Lanka by Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgarmar, who is at the forefront of a Sri Lanka diplomatic initiative to keep children out of armed conflict. Mr. Otunnu met LTTE's Thamil Chelvam and Anton Balasingham in the Wanni for a lengthy meeting which covered several other issues. Significant among them was the LTTE targeting of civilian population and sites throughout the country. Mr. Otunnu said the LTTE acknowledges this to be an important and legitimate concern and undertook to review its strategies and tactics in this regard.
Children are the most vulnerable group.
The LTTE leadership made the commitment that the movement of displaced populations who want to return to areas now under government control would not be impeded. The LTTE leadership also gave the commitment that there would be no impediment to the return to their homes of Muslim populations. The LTTE leadership accepted that a framework to monitor these processes should be put in place. The LTTE leadership made a commitment not to interfere in the distribution of humanitarian supplies destined for affected civilian populations. The LTTE leadership accepted that the framework to monitor this commitment should be put in place.