TNA ready for talks with Govt-If there are no preconditions
By Ananth Palakidnar-March 20, 2014
The Northern Provincial Council (NPC), led by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), admitted for the first time that if President Mahinda Rajapaksa agreed to talks without preconditions, the Alliance would take part in talks with the government.
The NPC held a lengthy session on Tuesday (18) where the issue regarding the talks between the government and the TNA was discussed extensively.
The NPC, however, emphasized the UPFA Government should not insist on the TNA participating at the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) as a precondition for direct talks with the government.
However, the opposition members at the NPC pointed out the external forces should not interfere in the political affairs of the Tamils.
The TNA Councillors, responding to the Opposition members said, it was due to the reluctance of the Rajapaksa Government in settling the humanitarian and political issues in the North and East, the international community has expressed their concerns over the Sri Lankan issue.
Meanwhile, the NPC Councillors led by Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran held a demonstration outside the NPC building against various other humanitarian issues in the North.
By Ananth Palakidnar-March 20, 2014The Northern Provincial Council (NPC), led by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), admitted for the first time that if President Mahinda Rajapaksa agreed to talks without preconditions, the Alliance would take part in talks with the government.
The NPC held a lengthy session on Tuesday (18) where the issue regarding the talks between the government and the TNA was discussed extensively.
The NPC, however, emphasized the UPFA Government should not insist on the TNA participating at the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) as a precondition for direct talks with the government.
However, the opposition members at the NPC pointed out the external forces should not interfere in the political affairs of the Tamils.
The TNA Councillors, responding to the Opposition members said, it was due to the reluctance of the Rajapaksa Government in settling the humanitarian and political issues in the North and East, the international community has expressed their concerns over the Sri Lankan issue.
Meanwhile, the NPC Councillors led by Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran held a demonstration outside the NPC building against various other humanitarian issues in the North.
