Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday agreed to lift a water blockade of
government-held villages in the northeast _ an issue that
had led to some of the fiercest fighting between the two
sides in nearly five years.
«Our national leader has (...)
A TOP JAPANESE PEACE ENVOY VISITED SRI LANKA'S TAMIL TIGERS ON TUESDAY TO TRY TO CONVINCE THEM TO RESUME TALKS, BUT LEFT WARNING THERE WAS A RISK THE ISLAND COULD SLIDE BACK INTO A CIVIL WAR, REUTERS REPORTED.
YASUSHI AKASHI DID NOT SAY EXACTLY (...)
A Norwegian diplomat met
with a leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday to
discuss escalating violence that threatens to derail Sri
Lanka's fragile cease-fire, officials said, according to AP.
Hans Brattskar, Norway's ambassador to Sri (...)
Norway's foreign minister arrived Saturday in the capital of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels to resolve disputes between the government and the insurgents over the distribution of tsunami aid.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is also hoping (...)
