- Sethu -

This is Daily News From Oslovoice. The   Head   of   the   Political   Section  of   the Liberation   Tigeof Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Mr. S.P.Tamilselavn,    who   is    currently   visiting European  countries, met with Norway Foreign  Minister, officers and   press,  on  Thersday   at 2.00  pm   for  3 hours, at the Norway Foreign  ministry Office in Oslo.The  Head  of LTTE's  Political Section,  Mr.S.P.Tamilselvan  and   LTTE's Head of  peace secretariat,  Mr.Pulithevan, participated in  the meeting with  Foreign Minister  Jan Petersen   Undersecretary   of   State  VidarHelgesen  and  Special   Envoy Erik Solheim."  The  Leader of  LTTE,  Mr.V.Pirapaharan, and the Liberation Tigers are  fully committed to   reaching 
a just and sustainable solution through negotiations with the Sri Lanka 
Government. 

However, although  21  months  have passed since the signing of the 
Memorandum  of   Understanding  (MoU), the  Sri Lanka Army (SLA) have not
fully  vacated  the   temples   and   Schools   in  the  NorthEast,"  Mr.
S.P.Tamilselavn   told  Norway to delicates. "Tamil   people  have not
benefited from the peace process. They have not received adequate 
resettlement assistance  nor have they benefited   from  promises  of 
rehabilitation.Many are still languishing in refugee centers or living in
their relative's houses. Jaffna    peninsula  is virtually under a military
occupation and the civilians live in constant fear of harassment," added
Mr. Mr. S.P.Tamilselavn. 

Mr. S.P.Tamilselavn,  requested  Foreign Minister Jan Petersen  to  impress
upon the Norway  Government  to consider providing humanitarian assistance
and direct funds to the people of he NorthEast who have lost their means of
livelihood.

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