Tigers snub peace brokers, Lanka deadlock continues
The Scandinavian peace envoys returned empty-handed from the rebel-held territory on Saturday after the Tamil Tigers refused to see them.
The head of the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission, Ulf Henricsson, and a Norwegian diplomat returned to
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said their commanders did not meet Henricsson because there was no change in their position.
Tiger rebels insisted on helicopter rides to transport their field commanders from the island's east to the north for internal consultations ahead of attending ceasefire talks with the Sri Lankan government in
A compromise offer of private helicopter rides was turned down by Tigers who insist the military must give them a ride. The Tigers put off the Swiss talks, initially due to start on April 19, by five days. Later, they said they had indefinitely postponed their participation until the transport issue was resolved.