SLFP, UNP meeting tomorrow

Rashomi Silva

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the main Opposition United National Party (UNP) will meet tomorrow to explore a common ground on how to approach the National problem, political sources said.

The first meeting will take place at the Parliamentary Complex. The SLFP delegation will comprise Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, SLFP General Secretary Minister Maitripala Sirisena, Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle.

UNP deputy Secretary Tissa Attanayake said the party would nominate members to chair the committee today. The committee will be led by the party Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya.

"We will nominate members today," he said, referring to the committee that will hold discussions with a similar SLFP committee.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday had a successful round of talks and the party leadership agreed to appoint two committees to strike a common ground on the ethnic issue so that the main Southern political parties will be able to speak in one voice.