Solheim and Hanssen-Bauer to visit Sri Lanka

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 13:29 GMT]
Norwegian International Development Minister Erik Solheim who met Liberation Tigers Chief Negotiator Wednesday in London, will be visiting Colombo next Thursday, according to a press release issued by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Colombo on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the newly appointed Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer will be visiting Sri Lanka on Monday 3 April on a four day visit.

Mr. Jon Hanssen-Bauer will arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday 3 April for a four day visit. This will be his first visit to Sri Lanka.

Mr. Hanssen-Bauer will have meetings with the representatives of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) including the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, and with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Bauer will also meet with other political leaders.