Norway peace envoys meet Sri Lanka president in bid to save truce
Norway’s top peace envoys met Sri Lanka’s president, diplomats said, amid doubts about whether the next round of talks on salvaging the island’s ceasefire will go ahead. Oslo’s International Development Minister Erik Solheim and new peace envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer had closed-door talks with President Mahinda Rajapakse to arrange the truce negotiations slated for April 19 in Switzerland. Officials at the president’s office said talks were underway on the peace process but declined to give details. Full Story