Though it is reported that the war in Sri Lanka had killed 80,000 people, recent estimates indicate that the number of persons who died due to the on going war is more than 250,000, Foundation for Co-Existence Chairman Kumar Rupesinghe said.

Speaking at the launch of his nine publications, on Wednesday in Colombo, he said of the 32 civil wars, 16 were solved through discussions, eight are at discussion level and of the other eight; two had come to be at comprise stages, but Sri Lanka belongs to the category of deadly conflict.

He said on average a conflict lasts for 30 years and Sri Lanka’s conflict is nearing 25 years but both parties cannot win the war.

He also said a recent survey by the Foundation for Co-Existence has revealed that eight leading State institutions had no person to disseminate information in the Tamil language.

Rupesinghe said that their survey at the Nuwara Eliya Hospital indicated that out 450 workers only three could communicate in the Tamil language.

He said before going for discussions both sides have to respect human rights and human rights law. He believed an agreement on respecting humanitarian law is achievable.