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Lankans organise seminar in the West on LTTE terrorism
The World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) jointly with its Norwegian Counterpart R-Centre is organizing a full-day seminar on LTTE terrorism to be held in Oslo, Norway on August 20. The seminar is said to be the first of its kind to be held in the West by Sri Lankans.

The conference topic is “Road Maps to Peace in Sri Lanka". According to the organizers, the forum is one of the pioneer efforts to bring Sri Lanka’s recent history into the focus of an international audience.

The forum will present an in-depth analysis of the consequences of Norway’s policies in the Sri Lankan conflict and towards terrorism in general. The organizers have identified the positive and negative aspects in the Norwegian peace negotiations and foreign aid.

Special Adviser to Norway’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Eric Solheim and Secretary General of Amnesty International, Norway, Peter Edie are expected to address the conference.

Rovik Norway representing the Norwegian Anti-Terrorist Organization SVIK, will speak on “Norway and LTTE Terrorism” and expose Norway’s controversial role in the Sri Lankan conflict, Oslo’s liberal asylum policies towards known terrorists and the failure to enforce international anti-terrorism laws and regulations.

In his speech Rovik is expected to play back all secret telephone conversations between Oslo’s representatives and LTTE leaders which have been recorded.

The other speakers expected to address the conference are Norwegian Foreign Office Special Advisor Lisa Golden, Paul Harris of the UK who works internationally as a writer, Dr. Peter Chalk of the US who is a policy analyst working in the Project Air Force and National Security Divisions of the Rand Corporation, Washington DC., Mr. Stewart Bell, Chief Reporter of Canada's National Post newspaper covering the national security beat, Prof. Shantha K. Hennayake, Professor at the Geography Department of the University of Peradeniya, Dr. Susantha Goonatilake, formerly attached to the UN and also a senior consultant to all UN organs dealing with knowledge and science and technology issues and H.L.D. Mahindapala, former Editor of the Daily Observer and the Sunday Observer from 1990-1994, now resident in Australia.

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