Norway’s new peace envoy opened talks with Tamil Tiger rebels as the Sri Lankan government’s key electoral partner renewed calls for removing Oslo from the negotiations. Jon Hanssen-Bauer, Oslo’s newly appointed emissary, travelled to the rebel-held northern town of Kilinochchi on Wednesday for discussions with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), officials and the rebels said. A Tiger website said Hanssen-Bauer was accompanied in a military helicopter by Norway’s ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hans Brattskar. The Tigers said he was holding talks with LTTE political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan but gave no details. Full Story
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