Sri Lankan President Arrives for Talks With Indian Leaders

Home>>World

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, April 22, 2002

Sri Lankan President Arrives for Talks With Indian Leaders

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning for talks with Indian leaders on the developments in the island country, including the peace accord between the government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Kumaratunga is scheduled to meet Indian President Kocheril Raman Narayanan and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday.

Progress in the international campaign against terrorism, the latest developments in Middle East and situation in South Asia as well as bilateral relations are expected to come up in talks between leaders of the two neighbors.

During her week-long visit to the country, she will deliver a lecture on democracy and conflict resolution on Tuesday.

Reports reaching here from Colombo said that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe would also visit new Delhi in early June, ahead of his government's peace talks with the LTTE to allaypossible Indian concerns over the outcome of the negotiations.

The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Sunday that peace-starved Sri Lanka expected India to act cautiously at the juncturewhen the Sri Lankan government had taken a bold step to restore peace in the country.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Vajpayee rejected a plea by LTTE to lift the ban on outfit and ruled out India's involvement in the Norwegian-brokered peace talks between the Sri Lanka government and the LTTE.

Questions?Comments? Click here

India Rules out Involvement in Peace Talks in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Peace Process Moving Fast

Protests Prompt Retailer to Pull T-shirts Mocking Chinese-Americans ( 35 Messages)

Ins and Outs of a Young American's Roguery on Bus in China ( 142 Messages)

FM Spokeswoman: US Has Clarified its Stance on Taiwan Issue ( 21 Messages)

China's Economy to Grow Above Six Percent ( 29 Messages)

China Expresses Strong Dissatisfaction over Japanese PM's Shrine Visit ( 6 Messages)