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LTTE delegation leaves Kilinochchi for Oslo

[TamilNet, Sunday, 04 June 2006, 07:51 GMT]
A five member delegation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eealm (LTTE) headed by its Political Head S. P. Thamilchelvan, left Kilinochchi Sunday to Oslo. Tamileelam Police Chief B. Nadesan, Director of LTTE's Peace Secretariat S. Puleedevan accompanied Thamilchelvan with two others, sources in Kilinochchi said.



Norwegian facilitators reached Kilinochchi in a Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter and facilitated the travel arrangement to Colombo.

The LTTE delegation will be reaching Oslo for preparatory meetings where LTTE's Legal Advisor, Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, from USA, would be joining the delegation, informed sources said.

The Norwegian facilitators are set to discuss the operation of the nordic Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission with the LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) in Oslo on 8th and 9th of June.