Norway to continue peace role

GENEVA: Norway said on Friday it will work with the Tigers in an effort to facilitate a peace deal despite the EU having officially added the group to its terror blacklist.

Norway, which is not a member of the 25-nation European Union, has been facilitating talks between Sri Lanka's government and the Tigers.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said he was "very disappointed" with setbacks to the peace process since the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) held talks in Geneva in February. - AP