No breakthrough in talks with LTTE over tsunami aid deal
Peace broker Norway on Wednesday ended talks with Tamil Tiger rebels without reaching agreement on a tsunami aid-sharing deal involving the Sri Lankan government and the insurgents, the rebels said.
Norway's deputy foreign minister Vidar Helgesen held 90 minutes of talks with the Tamil Tiger political wing leader, S. P. Thamilselvan on a proposed "joint mechanism" for aid but there was no announcement on any deal.
"There is no big change," a rebel source said after the closed-door talks. "Mr. Helgesen carried a verbal message from the president (Chandrika Kumaratunga)."
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The source said the president's request to include the second largest minority, the Muslims, in an aid-sharing deal could be considered after the joint mechanism was established.
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