Norway envoy meets with Tamil Tigers
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Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheimmet Wednesday with Tamil Tigers leaders at the rebel-held northerntown of Kilinochchi in a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka&#39;s peacetalks, the national television reported.
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A high-level Norwegian delegation led by Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived in Sri Lanka this week as part of international efforts to save the countryâs tottering peace process.
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Tamil Tiger rebels held their first talks with Norwegian peace envoys since the tsunami on Saturday saying the disaster opened up new possibilities for a solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
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Troops and Tamil Tigers fought fierce battles in northern Sri Lanka, leaving scores killed, officials said as the rebels accused Colombo of ignoring moves by Norway to end the latest bloodshed.
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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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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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Japan's special peace envoy Yasushi Akashi has opened talks with Sri Lankan leaders at the start of his latest mission to help revive the island's stalled peace process.
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Heavy fighting has gripped Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and troops blamed each other for the renewed battles and India sent a top envoy to discuss the worsening violence.
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Norwegian diplomats were trying Saturday to get the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to form a body to ensure tsunami aid is fairly distributed, aiming to resolve guerrillas' accusations the government is blocking supplies to their areas.
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Sri Lanka expressed concern over truce violations by Tiger rebels as a top Norwegian envoy prepared to return home empty-handed after failing to end the island's talks deadlock, officials said.
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Norway's peace envoy began a fresh bid on Monday to arrange crunch talks between the Tamil Tigers and Sri Lanka's government to halt renewed violence, as sporadic shelling continued in the island's besieged north.
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After a tussle with the Sri Lankan government, the head of the U.N. World Food Program met a Tamil Tiger guerrilla leader Sunday to discuss distribution of food to tens of thousands of tsunami-affected people in rebel-held territories.
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Sept 29, Colombo: The Norwegian government has expressed serious concern over the political killings in Sri Lanka. Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo Hans Brattskar made this statement when he met SP Tamilselvan
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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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Tamil Tiger rebel leaders were set to travel to Europe for talks on Sri Lanka&#39;s stalled peace process, as fears that the island nation could slide back into war fester, a senior guerrilla official said.
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Colombo, Nov 5 (UNI) London-based chief negotiator and political advisor of the Tamil Tiger rebels, Anton Balasingham is likely to visit Wanni early next week to assist elusive rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran during his meeting with Norwegian Foreign
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A Sri Lankan official has denied the government has agreed to unconditional talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, and accused peace broker Norway of failing to consult with Colombo before making any announcement.