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Sri Lankan govt, LTTE share international forum
Colombo, Sept 09: The Sri Lankan government and the LTTE have come together on an international forum for the first time since the peace talks were put on the backburner, but the meeting is said to be unrelated to the peace process.
Colombo, Sept 09: The Sri Lankan government and
the LTTE have come together on an international forum for the
first time since the peace talks were put on the backburner,
but the meeting is said to be unrelated to the peace process.
The LTTE is being represented by head of their peace
secretariat, S Puleedevan for the one-day annual conference
on Sri Lanka being held in Switzerland today, which is also
being attended by the government negotiator Bernard
Gunatilleke.
While both the government and LTTE sources said the meeting was not directly linked to the peace efforts, the two sides may get an opportunity to meet informally.
The seminar is the first outing for the two sides together since the tigers suspended participation in Norwegian-brokered peace talks in April.
Both sides ruled out a local media report that the two sides would discuss the setting up of a provisional administrative council as demanded by the Tigers in the island's embattled regions. Bureau Report
While both the government and LTTE sources said the meeting was not directly linked to the peace efforts, the two sides may get an opportunity to meet informally.
The seminar is the first outing for the two sides together since the tigers suspended participation in Norwegian-brokered peace talks in April.
Both sides ruled out a local media report that the two sides would discuss the setting up of a provisional administrative council as demanded by the Tigers in the island's embattled regions. Bureau Report