Sri Lanka: Erik Solheim concerned for consequences following death of Thamilchelvan

Saturday, 03 November 2007

Norwegian International Development Minister and facilitator for the peace process in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim, has said he is deeply concerned about the consequences of the present escalation of war in Sri Lanka after the killing of Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Political Head S. P. Thamilchelvan, the NTB news agency of Norway reported Friday.

Terming Thamilchelvan’s death as a big loss, Mr. Erik Solheim further said that Mr. Thamilchelvan was an important contact point between the LTTE and Norway in the facilitation of the peace process.

Vidar Helgesen, former state secretary of Norway, who was earlier responsible for the Sri Lankan peace process, has told the NTB agency that Thamilchelvan played a key role in the peace negotiations.

Thamilchelvan as Chief Negotiator of the LTTE in the last rounds of talks held in Geneva in October 2006, very emphatically said that the LTTE was more committed to democratic principles than the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL).

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