Government, Rebels to Discuss Sharing Power
From Times Wire Reports
The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed to discuss a power-sharing arrangement, taking a preliminary step in resolving the crux of the 19-year-old ethnic conflict and civil war.
The agreement came during the third day of Norwegian-brokered peace talks, which have made progress in other areas, including rehabilitation of war-stricken areas in northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
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