Solheim meets Bala today

NORWAY: The top mediator in Sri Lanka's peace process, Erik Solheim, will meet with the rebels' leading negotiator in London today to discuss peace progress on the war-torn island, the Norwegian government said.

Solheim and Tamil rebel negotiator Anton Balasingham will prepare the groundwork for a meeting between the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva on April 19-21.

OSLO, Tuesday 2006 (AFP)