Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (L) greets President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga upon her arrival at Kathmandu’s airport yesterday ahead of the 11th SAARC summit.              AFP

Government explores truce mechanism

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

The Government is exploring the possibility of working towards a mechanism for an agreement with the LTTE on common terms and conditions acceptable to both sides for the resolution of the ongoing conflict, Minister of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy, Investment Promotion and Constitutional Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris told a Cabinet briefing yesterday.
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Indo-Lanka Joint Commission to meet in Colombo

From Ranga Kalansooriya in Kathmandu

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tyronne Fernando and his Indian counterpart Jaswant Singh yesterday agreed to hold the much delayed meeting of the Indo-Lanka Joint Commission.
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