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Brattskar to replace Westborg
Bandula Jayasekara in Colombo,
SLT 9.30 a.m Saturday 4 January.
Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jon Westborg is to be replaced by Hans
Brattskar, Minister Counselor - Political Affairs, the Middle East,
Asia-Pacific, in the Norwegian UN Mission in New York, shortly. The Lanka
Academic sources reveal that Jon Westborg indicated his willingness to move
out of Sri Lanka during his recent visit to Oslo and the Norwegian Foreign
office decided to appoint Brattskar a career diplomat thereafter. Hans
Brattskar is expected to arrive in Bangkok on Sunday to familiarize with the
peace process.
Published: Fri Jan 3 22:21:08 EST 2003
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ASK WIMAL!
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This session has now ended!
ANSWERS 1-17, 22-23 HERE!.
The Lanka Academic is delighted to announce its next guest in its
series of Q & A sessions: Mr. Wimal Weerawansa, the Propaganda
Secretary, a member of the Political Bureau, and the leader of the
group of Parliamentarians of People's Liberation Front (JVP), in Sri
Lanka. Submit your questions for Mr. Weerawansa and view his answers
here. As usual, we will forward your questions to
him in batches and will post the answers as they arrive.
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Sri Lanka Gov't., Rebels to Restart Talks
Associated Press,
Sat January 4, 2003 04:00 EST .
SHIMALI SENANAYAKE - Associated Press Writer - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Government negotiators will head to Thailand to restart peace talks with Tamil guerrillas aimed at ending the country's 19-year civil war, officials said. During the first three rounds of peace talks, the rebels softened their long-standing demand for a separate homeland, agreeing to accept autonomy within Sri Lanka - under a federal system of governance. Yet the chief rebel negotiator, Anton Balasingham, says finding a political settlement to the conflict will not be addressed until the government considers resettling displaced Tamils. ``We have a fair amount of issues to discuss ... including the critical issues of de-escalation and resettlement,'' Moragoda said. ``I don't think either side wants to over-dramatize anything.''
Published: Sat Jan 4 05:03:30 EST 2003
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Issues concerning Muslims remain unaddressed
The Hindu (International),
Sunday, Jan 05, 2003.
By V.S. Sambandan, COLOMBO. JAN. 4. Sri Lanka's politics concerning Muslims has added to the clouds of uncertainty over the ongoing peace process, with the sensitive issue of accommodating the interests of the community in finding a solution to the island's separatist conflict remaining unaddressed.
When Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) resume direct talks between January 6 and 9 in Thailand, Rauff Hakeem, member of the Government delegation and the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), will reportedly be accompanied by a four-member team of advisers, thereby pushing the interest of Muslims — the second largest minority in Sri Lanka, and the largest minority group in eastern districts — closer to the centre stage of the peace talks.
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Published: Sat Jan 4 19:01:05 EST 2003
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