The Team for Talks 
[September 10, 2002  - 10.00 GMT]

Ministers G.L. Peiris, Milinda Moragoda, Rauf Hakeem, and Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke, comprise the official team representing the Government of Sri Lanka at the forthcoming peace talks in Thailand, the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) announced today.

The initial round of talks will take place September 16-18 at the Sattahip Naval Base in Chonburi Province. Fulfilling a key demand by the LTTE prior to the peace talks, the Government lifted the ban on the LTTE from midnight September 4.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe on Monday click-started the new “Peace in Sri Lanka” website initiated by the Peace Secretariat. 

The website; www.peaceinsrilanka.org contains the history and background to the conflict, the progress of the present peace process, press releases and news.

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Last Updated Date: September 10, 2002  - 10.00 GMT.