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Norways attempt to broker peace in Sri Lanka suffers setback
Norway's attempts to broker an end to ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka has
suffered a major setback as Tamil rebels demanded legal recognition and the easing of sanctions before entering talks.
Oslo's ambassador to Sri Lanka, Jon Westborg, who held two days of talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, returned to Oslo on Saturday with the new demands of the rebels.
The Norwegian embassy says Oslo will continue efforts to bring the two sides to the negotiating table, but that there would have to be "further consultations" on unspecified issues raised by the Tigers
Norway was invited to be a "third-party facilitator," but has failed to secure a face-to-face meeting between the two sides despite efforts in the past two years.
The tigers have demanded the lifting of the Sri Lankan government's 1998 ban on them and want Colombo to reciprocate their truce and lift an economic embargo before entering talks.
9/04/01 4:41:47 | ABC Radio Australia News
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