Hakone
Talks; Monitoring Mission to be strengthened
[March
21, 2003 - 10.30 GMT]
The Government and the
LTTE have agreed the mandate and capacity of the Sri Lanka Monitoring
Mission (SLMM) ought to be strengthened to prevent serious incidents at sea
and on land.
At the Hakone
deliberations it was decided the Monitors should be given more authority if
they were to play a stronger role. The parties pledged to fully comply with
the SLMM rulings, and also guarantee the security of its personnel at all
times and take punitive action against anyone endangering the lives of SLMM
personnel.
The framework, for
political matters was also discussed, and the parties agreed to expand this
into a complete plan for the next session of talks. The plan will outline
the next steps to be taken and the topics to be addressed in order to
negotiate a federal solution for Sri Lanka.
It was further agreed
that the rescheduled meeting between the LTTE and the Muslim representatives
in Batticaloa be held April 27.
The seventh session of
talks in Thailand will be from April 29 to May 2.
[Statement
of the Royal Norwegian Government]
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