India will be kept privy to peace
moves
Inclusion of Sri Lankas High Commissioner in New Delhi Mangala
Moonesinghe in last weeks deliberations with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut
Vollebaek on the proposed negotiations with the LTTE has indicated Sri Lankas desire
to keep India in the picture, officials and analysts said yesterday.Moonesinghe,
a former MP and an expert on constitutional reforms was summoned from New Delhi early last
week to take part in the Wednesdays [16] deliberations with Vollebaek and returned
two days later, after further consultations with the government leadership, the sources
said. |

| A visually handicapped soldier carrying a disabled
colleague after a swimming meet at the 9th National Sports Festival for the Disabled at
the SSC last week. This sports event continues till March 19 at various venues in the
country. (Pic by Jude Denzil Pathiraja) |
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