No return to war

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera assures Parliament

Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday assured Parliament that war is not imminent and that the Government will not return to war despite provocations by the LTTE.

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Diplomatic efforts intensified

VISITING Norwegian peace envoys Jon Hanssen Bauer and International Development Minister Erik Solheim met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday, in a bid to kick start the stalled truce talks, diplomatic sources said.

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Inter-Ministerial Committee on Human Rights

Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe will appoint an inter-ministerial committee on human rights to assist investigations on human rights violations.

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