Tellefsen
new Head of SLMM
[January
24, 2003 - 10.30 GMT]
The
Royal Norwegian Government has appointed Major General Tryggve Tellefsen as
the new Head of Mission of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), The
Norwegian Government announced
yesterday.
The
appointment has been made at the request of the Sri Lankan Government and
the LTTE in view of the planned departure of the present Head of Mission
Major General Trond Furuhovde.
Maj.
Gen Furuhovde has led the
monitoring mission for nearly a year since his arrival in March 2002.
He
will remain available to advise the Government of Norway on matters relating
to the peace process, the release stated.
The
incoming Head Maj. Gen. Tellefsen has served the Multinational Force and
Observers (MFO) as the Chief of Operations, 1987 - 88 and as the Commander,
1997 2001.
He has
also been Commander of the Infantry Regiment responsible for the selection
of and training support for all Norwegian Army units in UN peacekeeping
missions from 1989 1994 and as the Commanding Officer of UNPREDEP, the
UN preventive deployment force in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Mr.
Tellefsen is expected in the country by March 2003.
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