Third round of talks between Sri Lanka government and Tamil National Alliance on March 01

Sri Lanka government sources say that the talks between the government and the major Tamil constituency Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will continue on March 01.


This is the third round of talks between the two parties. The talks are focused on seeking a sustainable solution to the problems of the Tamils and other minority communities in the island, the government sources say.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa revealed to the editors of the local newspapers yesterday that the focus of the talks would be on legal and constitutional matters.

The government expects the Tamil parties in ruling alliance such as EPDP and PLOTE to attend the deliberations, the President said.

The first round of talks between the government and the TNA was held on January 10 and the second round of talks was held on February 3.

MPs Suresh Premachandran, Mavai Senadhiraja and M.A.Sumanthiran will represent the Tamil National Alliance delegation while Ministers Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka, Nimal Siripala de Silva, and Prof. G.L. Peiris will participate for the government.