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Sri
Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Press Releases |
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 Royal
Norwegian Government Press Releases |
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| DATE: 15 March 2005 |
| THE ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY DENIES... |
| The Norwegian embassy categorically denies that Norway has conveyed a warning to the Government of Sri Lanka and international donors that it is considering a suspension of its role as facilitator to the Peace Process...... read more |
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| DATE: 04
November 2004 |
| JAN
PETERSEN TO VISIT SRI LANKA |
| The Norwegian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jan Petersen, will visit Sri Lanka
from 10 to 12 November.He will meet with President Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and other government officials......
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| DATE: 05
October 2004 |
| Norwegian
Ambassador Visits Southern Province |
| The Norwegian Ambassador
to Sri Lanka, Mr. Hans Brattskar, will this week pay
a three days visit to Matara and Galle districts in
the Southern Province........ read
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| DATE: 05
October 2004 |
| HELGESEN
MEETS TAMILSELVAN |
| Norway‘s Deputy Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Mr Vidar Helgesen, met with Mr.
Tamilselvan, Head of the Political Wing of the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in Geneva on 4 October
2004........ read
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| DATE: 10
September 2004 |
| MR.
ERIK SOLHEIM TO VISIT SRI LANKA, 13-17 SEPTEMBER 2004 |
| Mr. Erik Solheim, Special
Adviser, will on Monday 13 September arrive in Sri Lanka..........
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| DATE: 27
August 2004 |
| THE
EMBASSY OF NORWAY CLARIFIES MEDIA REPORTS |
| Following media reports referring
to incorrect statements that were made at a seminar
in Oslo........... read
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| DATE: 14
August 2004 |
| SRI
LANKAN PRIME MINISTER MEETS NORWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER
IN ATHENS |
| They had a constructive discussion
covering issues such as the political and economic situation
in Sri Lanka, the long-standing development co-operation
between the two countries........... read
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| DATE: 23
July 2004 |
| MR.
VIDAR HELGESEN, DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF NORWAY, TO
VISIT SRI LANKA, 25 –29 JULY |
| Mr. Vidar Helgessen, Deputy
Foreign Minister, will on Sunday 25 July arrive in Sri
Lanka. He will during his stay have meetings with President
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga............read
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| DATE: 11
May 2004 |
| FOREIGN
MINISTER JAN PETERSEN, ACCOMPANIED BY DEPUTY MINISTER
VIDAR HELGESEN |
| Foreign Minister Jan Petersen,
accompanied by Deputy Minister Vidar Helgesen, ambassador
Hans Brattskar and other officials met with President
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on 10 May and with
leader of the LTTE, Velupillai Prabakharan, on 11 May
to discuss possibilities ............read
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| DATE: 04
May 2004 |
| MINISTER
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MR. JAN PETERSEN VISITS SRI LANKA
10-11 MAY |
| Norway’s Foreign Minister,
Mr. Jan Petersen, will visit Sri Lanka on 10 and 11
May 2004 to explore ways of bringing the peace process
forward. Mr. Petersen will be accompanied by Deputy
Minister Vidar Helgesen. Foreign Minister Petersen............read
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| DATE: 02
May 2004 |
| DEPUTY
MINISTER VIDAR HELGESEN, ACCOMPANIED BY SPECIAL ADVISER
ERIK SOLHEIM |
| Deputy Minister Vidar Helgesen,
accompanied by Special Adviser Erik Solheim and ambassador
Hans Brattskar, have today, Sunday 2 May, had an extensive
and constructive meeting with President Chandrika Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga in Nuwara Eliya............read
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| DATE: 27
April 2004 |
| DEPUTY
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MR. VIDAR HELGESEN VISITS
SRI LANKA 1-2 MAY |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs Mr. Vidar Helgesen will arrive in Sri Lanka
on 1 May 2004. Special Adviser Mr. Erik Solheim will
accompany him during his programme together with ambassador
Hans Brattskar and other officials. ............read
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| DATE: 23
April 2004 |
| SRI
LANKA’S PRESIDENT ASKS NORWAY TO RESUME ITS ROLE
IN THE PEACE PROCESS |
| Sri Lanka’s President,
Chandrika Kumaratunga, phoned Prime Minister Kjell Magne
Bondevik yesterday evening to request that Norway continue
its role as impartial third-party facilitator in the
peace process between the Sri Lankan government and
the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). ............read
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| DATE: 14
November 2003 |
| STATEMENT MADE BY DEPUTY
FOREIGN MINISTER VIDAR HELGESEN 14 NOVEMBER 2003 |
| Over the past days we have
had a large number of meetings, including three with
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, two with President
Chandrika Bandanaraike Kumaratunga.....read
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| DATE: 11
November 2003 |
| DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
VIDAR HELGESEN'S VISIT TO SRI LANKA FROM 10 TO 13 NOVEMBER |
| Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar
Helgesen will, as planned several weeks ago, visit Sri
Lanka from 10 to 13 November to have meetings related
to the ongoing peace process...........read
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| DATE: 04
November 2003 |
| The Norwegian Embassy released
a press release on 29 October 2003, in regard to a reply
made by Mr. Jan Petersen, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| DATE: 29
October 2003 |
| The Norwegian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Mr Jan Petersen, today replied to a
letter of 23 October 2003 from the President of Sri
Lanka ..........read
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| DATE: 10
October 2003 |
| LTTE DELEGATION TO VISIT
NORWAY FROM 14 TO 17 OCTOBER |
| Representatives of the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) plan to visit Norway from
14-17 October. The delegation will be led by Mr. Tamilselvan
..........read
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| DATE: 16
September 2003 |
| VISIT OF DEPUTY MINISTER
VIDAR HELGESEN AND SPECIAL ADVISER ERIK SOLHEIM 17-19
SEPTEMBER 2003 |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs Vidar Helgesen and Special Advisor Erik Solheim
will make a routine visit to Sri Lanka from 17 to 19
September......read
more |
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| DATE: 24
June 2003 |
| Norwegian Special Envoy Erik
Solheim met with Chief Negotiator of the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Anton Balasingham in London
on 23 June.........read
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| DATE: 28
May 2003 |
| NORWAY CONVEYS RESPONSE
FROM PRIME MINISTER TO LTTE |
| Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
has on 27 May responded to the letter from Norwegian
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen of 23 May.........read
more |
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| DATE: 11
May 2003 |
| The Norwegian Embassy was
informed by the LTTE this morning that Mr. Anton Balasingham
has a post transplant medical problem........read
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| DATE: 21
March 2003 |
| CONSOLIDATION OF CEASEFIRE
TOP PRIORITY, SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION TO BE STRENGTHENED |
| The Government of Sri Lanka
(GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
held the sixth session of peace talks at Hakone, Japan
from 18 to 21 March 2003...........read
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| DATE: 12
March 2003 |
| VISIT BY DEPUTY FOREIGN
MINISTER HELGESEN 12-16 MARCH |
| The Norwegian Deputy
Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen will visit Sri Lanka
12-16 March...........read
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| DATE: 06
March 2003 |
| FIRST MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE
ON GENDER ISSUES (SGI) HELD IN KILINOCHCHI 5-6 MARCH
2003 |
| The first meeting of the
Sub-Committee on Gender Issues (SGI) was held in Kilinochchi
5-6 March 2003. The establishment of the SGI was agreed
upon by the Government of Sri Lanka...........read
more |
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| DATE: 28
February 2003 |
| MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE
ON IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN AND REHABILITATION NEEDS IN
THE NORTH AND EAST (SIHRN), ON 27-28 FEBRUARY 2003. |
| The fourth meeting of the
SIHRN took place in Kilinochchi on February 27 and 28
2003 at the premises of the SIHRN Secretariat. ............read
more |
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| DATE: 17
February 2003 |
| ANNUAL POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA AND NORWAY 17-20
FEBRUARY 2003. |
| The annual political consultations
between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and Norway
will take place in Colombo 17-20 February...........read
more |
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DATE: 8
February 2003
PRESS RELEASE - ROYAL NORWEGIAN
EMBASSY, BERLIN |
| The Government of Sri Lanka
(GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
held the fifth and shortened session of peace talks
at the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin on 7 – 8 February
2003.........read
more |
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DATE: 7
February 2003
PRESS RELEASE - ROYAL NORWEGIAN
EMBASSY, BERLIN |
| On 7 February an incident
on a Sea Tiger vessel near the Delft islands resulted
in the tragic loss of three lives..........read
more |
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DATE: 5
February 2003
ADVISOR APPOINTED FOR THE
SUB-COMMITTEE ON GENDER ISSUES IN THE SRI LANKA PEACE
PROCESS |
| At the request of the Government
of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE), Norway has appointed Dr. Astrid N. Heiberg as
an advisor to the Sub-Committee on Gender Issues. Dr.
Heiberg will be present at the first meeting of the
Sub-Committee to be held in March.........read
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DATE: 24
January 2003
FIFTH SESSION OF SRI LANKA
PEACE TALKS |
| The fifth session of peace
negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka and
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will be
held on 7 – 8 February at the Norwegian Embassy
in Berlin.........read
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DATE: 23
January 2003
NEW HEAD OF MISSION APPOINTED
FOR THE SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION (SLMM) |
| In connection with the planned
departure of the present Head of Mission of the SLMM,
Major General (retired) Trond Furuhovde, the Government
of Norway has appointed a successort.............read
more |
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DATE: 22
January 2003
FIFTH SESSION OF
SRI LANKA PEACE TALKS IN EUROPE |
| The Government of Sri Lanka
and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are
scheduled to hold the fifth session of direct negotiations
on 7 – 8 February at a location to be determined
in Europet.............read
more |
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DATE: 16
January 2003
MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE
ON IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN AND REHABILITATION NEEDS IN
THE NORTH AND EAST (SIHRN) ON 15-16 JANUARY. |
| The third meeting of the
SIHRN took place in Kilinochchi on January 15 and 16
at the new premises of the SIHRN Secretariat.............read
more |
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DATE: 09
January 2003
ACCELERATED ACTION ON RESETTLEMENT
AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION, PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS |
| The Government of Sri Lanka
(GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
held the fourth session of peace talks at the Rose Garden
in Thailand 6 – 9 January 2003............read
more |
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DATE: 14
December 2002
THE SECOND MEETING
OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON DE-ESCALATION AND NORMALISATION
(SDN) |
| The second meeting of the
Sub-Committee on De-Escalation and Normalisation, (SDN)
was held in Muhamalai 14th of December 2002.......read
more |
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DATE: 05
December 2002
PARTIES HAVE DECIDED
TO EXPLORE A POLITICAL SOLUTION FOUNDED ON INTERNAL
SELF-DETERMINATION BASED ON A FEDERAL STRUCTURE WITHIN
A UNITED SRI LANKA |
| The third session of peace
talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was held
in Oslo, Norway on 2 to 5 December 2002.......read
more |
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DATE: 23
November 2002
SRI LANKA’S
PRIME MINISTER AND LTTE’S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR MEET
IN OSLO |
| In connection with the Sri
Lanka Support Meeting in Oslo 25 November, the Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, and
the Tamil Tigers’ (LTTE) chief negotiator, Mr.
Anton Balasingham, will meet for the first time to discuss
the ongoing peace process.........read
more |
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DATE: 22
November 2002
THIRD NEGOTIATION
MEETING FOR THE PEACE PROCESS IN SRI LANKA |
| The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
is arranging the third negotiation meeting for the peace
process in Sri Lanka in Oslo from Monday 2 December
to Thursday 5 December.......read
more |
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DATE: 18
November 2002
MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE
ON IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN AND REHABILITATION NEEDS IN
THE NORTH AND EAST (SIHRN), ON 18 NOVEMBER. |
| The first meeting of the
SIHRN took place in Kilinochchi on November 18 at the
Government Agent’s Office. The meeting started
at 10 00 a.m and lasted for almost seven hours including
lunch........read
more |
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DATE: 15
November 2002
SUPPORT MEETING
- SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS |
| On Monday 25 November, the
Foreign Ministry of Norway will hold a Support Meeting
for the Sri Lanka peace process.......read
more |
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DATE: 15
November 2002
MEETING OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE
ON IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN & REHABILITATION NEEDS
IN THE NORTH AND EAST ON 18 NOVEMBER |
| Please be informed that the
first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Immediate Humanitarian
and Rehabilitation Needs in the North and East will
be held on Monday 18 November,......read
more |
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DATE: 10
November 2002
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
SUB-COMMITTEE ON DE-ESCALATION AND NORMALISATION (SDN) |
| The first meeting of the
SDN was held in Omanthai 10 November. The meeting took
place in a cordial and constructive atmosphere and lasted
for more than five hours including lunch......read
more |
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DATE: 3
November 2002
SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO RESTORE
NORMALCY, IMPROVE SECURITY AND ADDRESS POLITICAL MATTERS |
| The Government of Sri Lanka
(GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
conducted the second session of the Sri Lanka Peace
Talks at the Rose Garden in Thailand from 31 October
to 3 November.....read
more |
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DATE: 1
November 2002
AGREED MEASURES TO IMPROVE
THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE EAST |
| The Government of Sri Lanka
(GOSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
initiated the second session of the peace talks in Thailand........read
more |
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DATE: 18
October 2002
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
VIDAR HELGESEN’S VISIT TO SRI LANKA 20-24 OCTOBER. |
| A Norwegian Delegation headed
by Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen will visit
Sri Lanka 20-24 October. Mr. Helgesen will travel to
Hambantota.......read
more |
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DATE: 19
September 2002
SRI LANKA PEACE TALKS. |
| The first round of formal
peace talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL)
and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was
held in Sattahip, Thailand, .......read
more |
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DATE: 17
September 2002
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY
ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY BANGKOK |
| Photos from the afternoon
session of the 17th September talks between the Government
of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
will be made available........read
more |
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