Sri Lanka
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Scandinavian Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (Sonstige)
Beginn: 05/02, zurzeit suspendiert
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Peace Process at Critical Stage (02.10.2003)
(Quelle: island.lk) Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen told the United Nations on Tuesday that Sri Lanka’s peace process was at a decisive juncture, adding that it was vital for the LTTE and the government to resume direct peace negotiations within the envisaged timeframe.
Thai Officials Supplied Weapons to Tamil Tigers (23.09.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) The Thai authorities have issued warrants for the arrest of 15 people accused of being involved in selling arms to the Sri Lankan rebel group, the Tamil Tigers. …The police have been conducting a major investigation into the supply of illegal weapons to the Tamil Tigers after three Sri Lankans suspected of being involved with the Tigers were found in the southern provincial town of Rangong four months ago.
US Presses Tamil Tigers (17.09.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) The US state department has called on Tamil Tiger rebels to come up with a realistic position on power-sharing with the Sri Lankan Government so that peace talks can resume soon. … These comments strengthen the hands of Norwegian mediators just as they arrive in Sri Lanka for a fresh round of meetings.
Envoy Urges Resumption of Talks (15.09.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) A Japanese peace envoy, Yasushi Akashi, has urged the Tamil Tiger rebels to resume talks with the Sri Lankan government to speed up the delivery of international aid. Mr Akashi, who met rebel leaders in the northern city of Kilinochchi, said foreign aid to Sri Lanka was closely linked to progress towards peace.
Tamil Tigers will Boycott Aid Talks (10.09.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka say they will not attend a meeting on Friday with donors and the government to plan how to spend up to $4.5bn of aid pledged for post-war reconstruction. … The Tigers complain there is no effective structure for managing the aid funds promised, and want the interim administration to decide how the money is spent.
EU Warns Tigers of Lost Confidence (28.08.2003)
(Quelle: Daily Mirror) The confidence in the peace process has been undermined internationally and domestically in the wake of the spate of politically motivated killings in the country and the non-compliance with SLMM rulings by the LTTE, the European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka observed yesterday. In a statement the EU has pointed out that the monies pledged at the Tokyo donor conference would be closely linked to substantial and parallel progress of the peace process.
President Warns of Threat to Peace Process (20.08.2003)
(Quelle: Reuters Alertnet) Sri Lanka's president said on Wednesday that a breakdown in human rights, including a string of killings, in the north and east was a threat to the island's efforts to end two decades of civil war. … The deteriorating security situation comes at an otherwise optimistic time for the peace process, with the Tigers planning a response to a government proposal on power-sharing for the north and east.
Tamil Tigers Head to Paris (20.08.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) A delegation of Tamil Tiger rebels has left Sri Lanka for France where it will take part in discussions on resuming peace talks with the Sri Lankan Government. … It is due to meet legal and constitutional experts in Paris before the Tigers give their formal response to the Sri Lankan Government's offer of setting up an interim administrative council in north-eastern Sri Lanka where the rebels have been fighting for a Tamil homeland.
Solheim Meets Thamilselvam (14.08.2003)
(Quelle: Daily News) Norwegian special peace envoy Erik Solheim yesterday met LTTE political chief Thamilselvam in Kilinochchi for talks in which the disputed LTTE Wan-Ela camp was expected to top the agenda. … Earlier, writing to Ambassador Brattskar calling for Norwegian intervention, the SLMM's acting chief Haukland said the LTTE's reluctance to remove the camp is a threat to the ceasefire and challenge to the SLMM mandate.
Norway Envoy Arrives in Sri Lanka to Revive Peace Bid (13.08.2003)
(Quelle: Daily Times) A top Norwegian envoy arrived here Tuesday in a bid to revive the island’s faltering peace bid and return Tamil Tiger rebels to the negotiating table, officials said. Special envoy Erik Solheim … was expected to take up with the Tigers the issue of compliance with the ceasefire, including the rebels’ refusal to dismantle a camp in the northeastern district of Trincomalee as asked by the monitors.
SLMM Has No Mandate to Investigate Political Killings - Haukland (12.08.2003)
(Quelle: Daily News) The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Acting Chief Hagrup Haukland … said yesterday that they (SLMM) have no mandate, capacity or capability to investigate political killings. … Two leading international human rights groups, Amnesty International and International Human Rights Watch last week called on the SLMM to aggressively investigate the political killings, accusing the LTTE for using the ceasefire to murder political opponents.
LTTE: Govt Must Accept Proposal on Interim Administration for Talks to Resume (12.08.2003)
(Quelle: Daily News) The Political Wing Leader of the LTTE, S. P. Thamilselvan on Sunday reiterated that the LTTE was ready to resume negotiations if the Government accepts their proposals for an interim administration, the pro-LTTE Tamilnet website reported yesterday.
Peace Talks to Restart “Next Month” (07.08.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) The Sri Lankan Government expects peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels to resume in September, its top negotiator says. GL Peiris said he was hopeful that a crucial rebel meeting in Paris next week would end more than three months of deadlock.
Peace Activists Demand Apology (31.07.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) More than 100 civil society groups in Sri Lanka have called for the president and prime minister to apologise for the 1983 anti-Tamil riots which triggered the country's civil war. … But the event was only attended by a few hundred people and a strong groundswell of public feeling still seems to be missing in the peace process.
Mediators Try to Restart Peace Process (22.07.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) Norwegian special envoy Jon Westborg is holding talks with a Tamil Tiger rebel leader in a bid to revive peace talks between the rebels and the Sri Lankan government. … The government published power sharing proposals last Thursday which offered the Tigers financial, political and administrative authority in a provisional administration of the north and east of the island.
Norwegian Envoy Tries to Revive Peace Process (08.07.2003)
(Quelle: BBC World) The envoy, Jon Westborg, will meet Tamil Tiger rebel leaders in the northern town of Kilinochchi over the next to days. Norwegian facilitators have been involved in discussions with the rebel leadership in an attempt to break the current deadlock. … Mr Westborg's meeting with the rebels is expected to focus on a plan to grant the Tamils more autonomy, one of the Tigers' key demands.
UN to Conduct Peacekeeping Training (02.07.2003)
(Quelle: Dailynews) A United Nations peacekeeping training course is due to open in Sri Lanka Wednesday with the participation of 18 Asian countries, the defence ministry said. The two-week program is an effort to standardise training modules and share peacekeeping experiences for countries contributing troops to UN operations, the ministry said. It said the course organised by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations also aims to help the Sri Lankan army set up a special training institute to provide troops for peacekeeping missions abroad.