Norway appeals to LTTE to end political killings

[October 5, 2004 - 9.15 GMT] 

Norway‘s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Vidar Helgesen, met with Mr. Tamilselvan, Head of the Political Wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in Geneva on 4 October 2004.

Deputy Minister Helgesen communicated to the LTTE delegation Norway’s growing concern regarding continuing breaches of the cease fire agreement (CFA). Mr. Helgesen emphasised the negative implications of ceasefire violations for the peace process as a whole and underlined that such violations also make the work of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) difficult.

In this context Mr. Helgesen stated that Norway condemns the political killings taking place in Sri Lanka and appealed to the delegation that the LTTE does everything possible to stop such killings.

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Last Updated Date: October 05, 2004  - 9.15 GMT.