We are awaiting a response from the Tigers to an offer of a private sea plane for their use.

We are optimistic. I am an optimist.

Our insistence is that talks must be held as soon as possible. We also affirm that the violence must end, but that is not a precondition for the government to go for talks.

We confirm that four Sea Tigers were released and handed over to the LTTE.

I have a private plane. But I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences.

The response to Opera's free offer was probably a catalyst in this position. It may have confirmed a strategy that the Opera folks were already thinking about.