Foreign Minister
Lakshman Kadiragamar in an interview with CNN's Asia Today
reiterated that the ceasefire will hold and there is no
danger of it collapsing. The Minister was interviewed on
Wednesday, 12.05.2004. The Minister is on a four-day visit
in Washington.
“There will be more inclusivity
in the resumed peace process. There will be more public
and civil society participation.”
Asked to give a date for the re-commencement of peace
talks, Minister Kadiragamar said an exact date would be
difficult to predict. "Talks have been stalled for
a year. Realistically, I would say that it may at least
take a couple of months for the face-to-face talks to
begin.”
“We have invited the Norwegians to resume their
role in the peace process. They are the go-betweens between
the Government and the LTTE,” he added.
He would discuss several vital issues with US leaders
and officials, including the peace process.