Norway's FM begins Sri Lankan peace salvage bid
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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
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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the Tamil Tiger rebels to restart peace talks.
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Norway's top peace envoy Erik Solheim has arrived in Sri Lanka to launch the first post-tsunami attempt to salvage faltering peace efforts, diplomats said.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s military claimed Wednesday it had captured the last Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the island&#39;s east following months of fighting, as peace broker Norway tried to revive a tattered truce.
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Norway's peace envoy to Sri Lanka returns to try to revive talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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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 Lanka's peacebroker Norway and the country's main financial backer Japan are due to step up diplomatic efforts to salvage a faltering peace process, officials and diplomats said.
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Heavy sea and land battles have erupted in Sri Lanka with the military reporting the recovery of 22 bodies of Tamil rebels after a Norwegian envoy failed to secure a deal to re-launch peace talks.
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COLOMBO  - Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger rebels said they conveyed a secret message to President Chandrika Kumaratunga through peace broker Norway on ending a 19-month deadlock on negotiations.
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The chief of Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger rebels sent an unexpected message to the country&#39;s president via Norwegian peace brokers on Thursday, offering ways to revive stalled peace talks aimed at ending a two-decade civil war.
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Sept 17, Colombo: While welcoming Norway&#39;s role in the peace process, President Chandrika Kumaratunga accused the LTTE of &#39;indecision over commencement of talks.
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Norway's foreign minister is due to meet  Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran  to revive the peace process in Sri Lanka.
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By SHIMALI SENANAYAKE Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka . Norwegian envoys held a key meeting Thursday with the reclusive Tamil Tiger chief to bring the rebels and Sri Lanka&#39;s government closer
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Tamil Tiger rebels said Thursday they were ready to revive a dying ceasefire abandoned by Sri Lanka's government and urged Norway to maintain its role as peace broker.
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World News &gt; Colombo, Oct 4 : Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga today invited Tamil Tigers to return to the negotiating table to discuss the setting up of a federal state even as the main opposition parties boycotted her latest peace initiative
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BRUSSELS/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 envoy to the country said on Tuesday.
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The latest attempt by Norway to kick start the stalled peace process in Sri Lanka has ended without any sign of progress. Norwegian envoy, Erik Solheim, failed to make a breakthrough in meetings with the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.