Solheim meets Government Peace Secretariat Head

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 14 September 2004, 16:18 GMT]
Norwegian special peace envoy Mr. Eric Solheim Tuesday held wide range of discussion with Dr.Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat of the Government of Sri Lanka regarding the prospects of resuming peace talks between the GOSL and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The discussion, which lasted for about two hours, went into detail about the recent development that had taken place on the ground situation, sources said.

Mr.Solheim is scheduled to meet other important leaders of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government including the Prime Minister Mr.Mahinda Rajapakse.

Speculation has been rife in Colombo political circles that Mr.Solheim would meet the President Ms Chandrika Kumaratunge before he leaves to Killinochchi on Thursday to meet LTTE political head Mr.S.P.Thamilchelvan.