Session 1: 16-18 September 2002, Thailand
Under the auspices of the Ceasefire Agreement, the Government and the LTTE met for the first round of Peace Talks on 16-18 September 2002 at Sattahip Naval Base in Chonburi, Thailand.
The opening statement by the Thai hosts can be found here.
The Government negotiating team consisted of the following people:
Hon. G.L. Peiris
Hon. Milinda Moragoda
Hon. Rauff Hakeem
Amb. Bernard Goonetilleke
The opening speech by the head of the Government delegation can be found here.
The LTTE was represented by:
Mr. Anton Balasingham
Mr. S.P. Thamilselvan
Mr. Muralitharan (Karuna)
Mrs. Adele Balasingham
The opening speech by the LTTE chief negotiator can be found here.
Norwegian facilitators, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vidar Helgesen, Ambassador Jon Westbourg and Mr. Erik Solheim, also participated.
The opening statement by the Norwegian facilitators is here.
The closing statement by the Norwegian facilitators is here.
Please click here for the transcript of the press conference held at the close of Session 1 of the Peace Talks.
June 23, 2009
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