Swedish Ambassador meets Thamilselvan

[TamilNet, Thursday, 21 November 2002, 18:52 GMT]
Ambassador to Sri Lanka from Sweden, Ms. Ann Marie Fallenius, met with Thamilselvan, Head of Political Section of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), on Wednesday morning in Kilinochchi and held discussions regarding rehabilitation and development activities of North East, sources said.

The Ambassador briefed Thamilselvan on the plans Sweden has on providing development assistance to the NorthEast about which the Swedish government participants will discuss at the Oslo Aid conference on 25 November.

Ambassador to Sri Lanka from Sweden, Ms. Ann Marie Fallenius, Ms. Ann Marie Fallenius, and Mr.Thamilselvan.

Thamilselvan described to the Ambassador the urgent rehabilitation and resettlement needs of the NorthEast people and the need for assistance for the removal of the thousands of land mines, and requested the Ambassador's help in obtaining financial assistance from her government.

Pulithevan, LTTE's head of Peace Secretariat, Tholkapian and George from the LTTE's political division also participated in the discussions, sources said.