Hopes for Sri Lanka peace as govt commits to talks
Sri Lanka will hold peace talks with Tamil rebels, likely in early October, after pressure from foreign donors who want to stem an upsurge in violence since Decmeber that has left more than 1,500 dead, officials said. The nation’s top peace official, Palitha Kohona, said the government was now working on possible dates after Norway’s top peace envoy Erik Solheim announced Tuesday that the two sides would meet in October. Full Story