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Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told President Mahinda Rajapaksa that certain statements made by the Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission do not reflect the views of the Norwegian government. This was said when President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is in New York attending the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly met with new Norwegian Prime Minister yesterday. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations between the two countries as well as the role of Norway as facilitator in the Sri Lankan Peace Process. President Rajapaksa briefed the Norwegian Prime Minister on the recent developments in Sri Lanka and expressed the desire of the Government to enter into negotiations with the LTTE at any moment, provided they cease terrorist activities including killings. The President also informed the Norwegian leader that recent operations by the Sri Lankan Security Forces were purely of a defensive nature where it was only responding to LTTE attacks. The Norwegian prime Minister expressed his appreciation of the measures taken by the Government of Sri Lanka and assured President Rajapaksa that certain statements made by the Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission does not reflect the views of the Norwegian government. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe and Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary Palihakkara were also associated with the President at the meeting.
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