Thamilchelvan expresses serious concern over CFA violations

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 05:32 GMT]
"Norwegian facilitators should take serious note of the deteriorating situation which tends to have adverse effects on the CFA, the peace process and most importantly, post-tsunami management", Mr. S.P. Thamilchelvan, LTTE's Political Head told Norwegian Special Envoy Mr. Erik Solheim who met him in Vienna on Monday. Thamilchelvan expressed serious concern over attacks on Liberation Tigers political officials and unarmed cadres in Amparai and Batticaloa in Sri Lankan military controlled areas. In the meantime, situation is tense in Amparai on Tuesday as protestors called for a Hartal condemning the STF attack on LTTE's Political Head for Amparai, Mr. Kuyilinpan.

Mr.Erik Solheim, who met the LTTE delegation in Vienna on Monday, briefed the LTTE Political Head on various steps taken by Norway to make the Joint Mechanism between the GoSL and the LTTE for post-tsunami management a reality.

Mr Solheim also requested the LTTE too to be pro-active, display its gesture of maximum flexibility, commitment and goodwill, to assist in deriving at an acceptable Joint Mechanism, according to LTTE sources in Austria.