Sri Lanka govt, rebels willing to talk – Akashi
The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger guerrillas have told Norwegian mediators they are willing to return to peace talks without conditions, Japan’s peace envoy to the country said on Tuesday. “We rejoice at the announcement conveyed by both the government and LTTE (guerrillas) to our Norwegian facilitator that they are willing to come to talks without any conditions,” Yasushi Akashi told a news briefing. Full Story