TNA to hold fresh talks soon

by P.Krishnaswamy

The Tamil National Alliance TNA will hold fresh talks soon with the Government heeding President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s request to return to the negotiating table.

Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran told the Sunday Observer that they would take part in discussions with the Government. At tea, during the Budget speech, the President called upon them to return to the negotiating table to sort out important issues, he said. The date originally fixed for the discussions was December 4 but they were unable to make it as two of their senior parliamentarians were in Jaffna at a protest campaign.

They are now working on a mutually convenient date, he said. He said that they would join the PSC deliberations after the bilateral discussions resume and mutual understanding on core issues are reached.