Sri Lankan Ceasefire Monitors to Meet Tamil Rebel Leader

Home>>World

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, June 28, 2002

Sri Lankan Ceasefire Monitors to Meet Tamil Rebel Leader

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

A head of the Sri Lanka MonitoringMission (SLMM) is due to meet the Tamil Tiger rebel hierarchy Friday in Vanni in north Sri Lanka and discuss attack incidents onrebel offices at Kayts off northern Jaffna peninsula and Muttur town in the east.

General Trond Furuhovde, chief of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) supervising truce in the country, will also discussother issues with Tamil rebel political wing leader Thamil Chelvam.They include the demand for sea movement, the opening of the A-5 highway and the setting up of a joint committee comprising representatives of the government, the rebels, the mission and Hindu religious dignitaries, to ascertain the position of disputedplaces of worship.

SLMM spokesman Tuitor Torkelson said that it will be proposed for monitors to be deployed on rebel vessels ferrying their members and civilians and fixing a maximum number of vessels for each convoy.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Agenda for Sri Lanka's Peace Talks Takes Form

Sri Lanka to Probe Into Attack on Tamil Rebels

Englishman Hired as Chief Advisor of Yunnan Provincial Government ( 74 Messages)

Mysterious Pipes Left by "ET" Reported from Qinghai ( 8 Messages)

Premier Zhu Discusses Economic Issues with Experts ( 2 Messages)

Uncle Sam's Policy to Cross-Straits Ties against Its Own Interests ( 46 Messages)

China Strikes Hard on Drug Crimes ( 4 Messages)

China to Boost the Service Sector to Create More Jobs ( 7 Messages)