
LTTE Leader meets new SLMM chief
LTTE Leader met with the new head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), Major General (Retd.) Tryggve Tellefsen and his predecessor Major General (retd) Trond Furuhovde at the Kilinochchi LTTE Secretariat on Wednesday, 5th March. The meeting lasted two hours and a range of issues were discussed. Mr. Pirapaharan pointed out that despite the year-long ceasefire and negotiations, the lives of Tamil people have not experienced a return to normalcy and peace and no tangible benefits have flowed to them.
 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier, Lance Corporal Nimal Kumara and Reserve Police Constable Philip Anandasekara who were in Liberation Tigers' (LTTE's) custody were unconditionally released in Kilinochchi to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission(SLMM) following a request from the SLMM during the meeting with Mr. Pirapaharan. LTTE's chief political advisor Mr. Anton Balasingam, Mrs. Adele Balasingam and Mr. S.P. Tamilselvan, head of the political division of the LTTE, also participated in the discussions.
08 March 2003
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