01-07-2006, 11:27 AM
<b>US envoy to hold talks in Sri Lanka </b>
Last Updated 07/01/2006, 20:27:20
The United States says it plans to send a senior official to Sri Lanka to discuss the conflict between government forces and the Tamil Tigers.
The announcement comes after talks in Washington between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Sri Lankan counterpart, Mangala Samaraweera.
The two foreign ministers discussed the recent increase in attacks in Sri Lanka, and the importance of strengthening the ceasefire.
In the latest violence, 15 Sri Lankan sailors were killed when their navy gunboat was attacked near the eastern port of Trincomalee early on Saturday.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stor...es/s1543429.htm
Last Updated 07/01/2006, 20:27:20
The United States says it plans to send a senior official to Sri Lanka to discuss the conflict between government forces and the Tamil Tigers.
The announcement comes after talks in Washington between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Sri Lankan counterpart, Mangala Samaraweera.
The two foreign ministers discussed the recent increase in attacks in Sri Lanka, and the importance of strengthening the ceasefire.
In the latest violence, 15 Sri Lankan sailors were killed when their navy gunboat was attacked near the eastern port of Trincomalee early on Saturday.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stor...es/s1543429.htm
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