Norwegian envoy resumes Sri Lanka peace bid
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Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway is to launch a fresh attempt to end a seven-month deadlock in talks after the warring parties agreed to meet, diplomats said.
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The country's peace envoy says that negotiations will resume next month to end the civil war.
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By David Brunnstrom and Simon GardnerBRUSSELS/COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels have told Norwegian mediators they are willing to return to peace talks without conditions, Japan's peace ...
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Sri Lankan rebels warned of a "bloodbath" if international mediators are unable to restrain government forces, after holding talks on Monday with Norway's ambassador in the strife-torn northern part of the country.
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Norway's foreign minister is due in Sri Lanka in a fresh attempt to revive the stalled peace process.
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Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels gunned down another rival after Norway failed in its latest bid to end a prolonged deadlock in Sri Lanka's peace process, officials and diplomats said.
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Japan's special envoy to Sri Lanka arrives in Colombo for talks on resuming the stalled peace process.
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Norway's latest bid to salvage Sri Lanka's faltering peace process ended without a breakthrough but the government and the rebels have pledged to continue to uphold a fragile truce.
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda   Rajapaksa called on the separatist Tamil Tigers on Wednesday to   give up violence and embrace democracy and the peace process,   including international negotiations brokered by Norway.
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Colombo, Nov 27 (UNI) The LTTE today threatened to resume the &#39;&#39;freedom struggle&#39;&#39; if the Sri Lankan Government did not resume the peace talks on the basis of its proposal for an interim self-rule.
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The Sri Lankan government urged separatist rebels Monday to resume stalled peace talks before the country descends into all-out civil war.
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Hopes for peace rose in Sri Lanka as the elusive Tamil Tigers chief planned to meet Norwegian peace brokers next week amid tension between the government and the rebels over tsunami aid.
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Norway's foreign minister arrives in Sri Lanka to hold talks with the government and rebels over tsunami relief and the peace process.
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A Norwegian delegation, lead by Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is presently in Sri Lanka, to try to find out if it is possible to re-start the peace process in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka's peace hopes dimmed further as Norway failed in a secret attempt to save a stumbling initiative to end three decades of ethnic bloodshed, officials close to the process said.
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A Norwegian peace envoy has kicked off a fresh initiative to save Sri Lanka's faltering peace process as the rebels' chief negotiator returned from London to join crisis talks, officials said.
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Norway's Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived here to launch his latest initiative to save Sri Lanka's faltering peace process as officials played down expectations of a breakthrough