Lanka seeks Tiger support for tsunami relief
Sri Lanka said yesterday it was awaiting a further response from Tamil Tiger rebels on possible joint tsunami relief operations after peacebroker Norway tried to clinch an arrangement.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had agreed to consider President Chandrika Kumaratunga's proposal for joint action, the government said in a statement.
"The peace secretariats of the government and the LTTE have, at a technical level, been exploring ways and means of achieving this objective," the statement said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. It came a day after Norway ended a mission to Sri Lanka after apparently wringing concessions from government and rebels on the need to cooperate in distributing foreign tsunami aid.
The last of the four-person team, deputy foreign minister Vidar Helgesen, left Colombo Monday afternoon after unscheduled talks with LTTE political chief S.P. Thamilselvan.
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