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won’t meet Akashi Mr. Akashi before arriving in Colombo had made the request for the meeting with the LTTE chief, but the LTTE had informed him that he could only meet with their political wing leader, S.P. Thamilselvan. LTTE spokesman Daya Master told The Sunday Times yesterday that Mr Akashi could visit Kilinochchi on Tuesday for the meeting with Mr. Thamilselvan if required. Mr. Akashi is on a four-day visit to Sri Lanka to discuss with the government and other parties the current crisis in the peace process. He is due to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Chief government negotiator Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and others. |
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A
request by the Japanese government for its special envoy Yasushi
Akashi to meet the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has been turned
down, a spokesman said.
