You will find herewith for your perusal the statement issued by the G8 Foreign Affairs Ministers, who met in Paris on 22nd-23rd May 2003 under French presidency.

The paragraph on Sri Lanka is as follows:

"Significant progress has been made by the peace process for over a year now between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE Tamil movement.

Ministers thanked Norway for its constructive role.

Ministers regretted suspension by the LTTE of its participation in negotiations and expressed the wish that the donor conference scheduled in Japan this June would be an opportunity for all Parties, including the LTTE, to come together."