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Sri Lanka's president demands a review of peace plan
Sri Lanka's president has demanded a review of a Norwegian-brokered truce between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels, saying Oslo had gone too far in trying to end a conflict that has killed 64,000 people.
President Chandrika Kumaratunga, who has sweeping powers to sack the government and suspend parliament, cast a political cloud over Sri Lanka's best peace hopes in years, saying some clauses in the truce violated Sri Lanka's sovereignty.
Mrs Kumaratunga, who belongs to the main opposition People's Alliance says the agreement gives too much power to the Norwegian government in the role of facilitator.
Norway, which has been shuttling between the two sides since 1999, has the final authority regarding interpretation of the ceasefire agreement.
President Kumaratunga has been locked in a war of words with Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's government since the truce was signed last Friday.
01/03/2002 23:41:09 | ABC Radio Australia News
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