World Bank team holds workshop in Kilinochchi

[TamilNet, Monday, 19 July 2004, 10:50 GMT]
World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Mr. Peter Harrold, and a team of World Bank officials held a workshop on humanitarian delivery at the Planning and Development Secretariat in Kilinochchi Monday, LTTE's peace secretariat website said. Head of LTTE Political Wing, S.P.Thamilchelvan also separately met with Mr.Harrold, the report added.



"Discussions took place on how best to remove the impediments in the delivery of humanitarian assistance in the absence of the right mechanism. Mr. Tamilselvan pointed out that the delay on the part of the government to recommence negotiation on the basis of the ISGA proposals is seriously viewed by the Tamil people who have been denied the dividends of peace for such a long time, the report said.

Mr. Peter Harrold had told Mr.Thamilchelvan that the World Bank is aware of the necessity for the institutionalizing of the ISGA, the report said.

Other LTTE officials including Dr. Jay Maheswaran, Economic Advisor, participated in the meeting.