Sri Lanka's major Tamil party wants the talks on Tamil issues held in a time frame

A legislator of Sri Lanka's major Tamil party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has said that his party would propose the government to draw a time frame for the dialogue between the party and the government.

Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran has told the Sinhala daily Divaina that TNA would suggest completing the dialogue within the stipulated time frame.

The third round of the talks between the government and the TNA scheduled for March 01 was postponed by the government citing the ongoing campaign of the local government election.

The MP said that the TNA would suggest holding the postponed talks on March 08 or 09, the days the parliament is in session next.

The first round of talks between the TNA and the government held on January 10 focused on the economic and social issues of the Tamils and the third round was to focus on the law and constitution. The second round of talks was held on February 3.

Discussions between the TNA and the government commenced in order to address issues related to the resettlement of people in the North, the troubles faced by Jaffna fishermen and finding a solution to the ethnic issue.