Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived in Colombo yesterday for talks with the Government and the LTTE. He is accompanied by his deputy Vidar Helgesen.
Petersen met President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa last evening.
Petersen and Helgesen will fly to Kilinochchi today for talks with the LTTE leadership. Discussions will be essentially on the resumption of peace talks.
Last week, Vidar Helgesen and Erik Solheim, special envoy was in Colombo following an invitation by President Kumaratunga to Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik to resume his Government's role as the facilitator.
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