Co-chairs to meet Tokyo

NORWAY: The Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference (the European Union and the Governments of Japan, the United States and Norway) who met in Oslo yesterday for consultations decided to meet again in Tokyo to further discuss steps and concerted actions to encourage the parties to pursue a durable solution in Sri Lanka.

The purpose of the meeting was to assess the situation in Sri Lanka and examine how Co-Chairs could most effectively respond to it.

The Co-Chairs reiterated their deep concern at the recent deterioration of the situation in Sri Lanka, condemning all acts of violence and calling on this to stop.

The Co-Chairs from the EU, Japan and USA reaffirmed their support to the Norwegian peace facilitators.