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Sri Lanka Tigers agree to peace talks
 COLOMBO - Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday told peace broker Norway that they will attend talks with the Sri Lankan government later this month despite the recent escalation of violence, a top guerrilla leader said. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they will name their delegation for the October 28-29 talks in Switzerland in a few days, the groups political wing leader S. P. Thamilselvan said.We will attend the talks, Thamilselvan told reporters in the rebel-held town of Kilinochchi after talks with Norways envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer who arrived in Colombo Tuesday amid uncertainty over the proposed talks.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-10-20 |
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