Genuine negotiations between two warring parties are not possible unless they are equal in status. The recognition of the de facto state of Thamil Eelam will place the Thamil Nation and Sinhalese Nation on an equal footing. Once qualitative equality is achieved then the two countries, and the two Nation States can negotiate for peace and sign an agreement not to interfere in each other's internal affairs. It is the absence of qualitative equality, that makes the majority Sinhalese think they are the rulers and the Thamils their subjects. The international community should lend its support to the Thamil peoples quest for statehood and the right to live as free people.
All people have the right to self-determination.
By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.