LTTE chief negotiator Anton Balasingham shakes hands with Government chief peace negotiator, Prof. G.L. Peiris, prior to the first session of four-day peace talks between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. Sri Lanka’s warring parties opened their formal peace negotiations on March 18, ending speculation of a possible rebel boycott to protest the sinking of one of their merchant vessels. By Ravindra Seneviratne.

Clock ticks towards war in the Gulf

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, (Reuters) Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Tuesday faced a deadline of less than 48 hours to quit his country or watch U.S.-led forces launch a massive invasion to destroy his government.
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Hakone peace talks : Enhanced role for SLMM

by Rodney Martinesz in Hakone

The Government and the LTTE yesterday resolved to confer an enhanced role to the SLMM for de-escalating situations at sea before they develop into confrontations.
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