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.
BRUSSELS: 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.
After talks between the co-chairs of the Sri Lanka donors'' group in Brussels, Akashi said the first step to talks would be for both sides to cease military action.