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LTTE
seeks direct foreign aid
The delegation led by LTTE Political Wing Leader S.P. Thamilselvan has already held talks in Norway with Foreign Minister Jan Petersen, Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen and Special Envoy Erik Solheim, urging urging direct financial assistance for development work in the north and east. The LTTE delegation which also includes its Peace Secretariat Chief Pulithevan had claimed that almost two years after the signing of the cease-fire agreement, the people in the north and east had got little by way of a peace dividend. They complained that high security zones still remain, preventing thousands of people from returning to their homes. The LTTE wants the donor countries to release funds for humanitarian needs through NGOs and international organisations working in the north and east as the government mechanism of carrying rehabilitation work was not working due to the political crisis. The LTTE delegation will also visit Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and The Netherlands for discussions with foreign ministry officials of those countries. Minister, Milinda Moragoda was also on a visit to Sweden where he met with Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds on Friday and briefed her on the current situation in Sri Lanka. A spokesman for Minister Moragoda said he would not be be meeting the LTTE delegation. |
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