Tigers believe they could win their demands militarily – Norway on hold
[23 October 2000]

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar told media that he was pessimistic about Norwegian intervention in bringing the LTTE for peace talks, because the Tigers believe they could win their demands militarily.

Minister Kadirgamar told media personnel shortly after he returned from Oslo, the Sri Lankan government had formally told the Norwegian government to continue its search for a peaceful settlement to the conflict through a negotiated settlement, but admitted that they no where near “even fixing a date for talks.”

The Minister briefed the Norwegian leaders on the military situation in the north east of the country and said that the Tigers were hopeful of a military success in the Jaffna peninsula, in regaining their control over the land.

His visit to Oslo was in connection with the 50^th anniversary of the setting up of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Norway. Sri Lanka recently supported Norway’s candidature for a seat in the UN Security Council. 

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