The press briefing following the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs’ meeting in Oslo today will take place at 15:00, 15 minutes earlier than previously announced. The venue for the briefing is Annen Etage/Hotel Continental.

Minister of International Development Erik Solheim will chair the meeting. The USA will be represented by Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, formerly press spokesman in the US State Department. Deputy Director-General Hervé Jouanjean will represent the European Commission. Special Representative Yasushi Akashi, who formerly served both as UN Under-Secretary-General for both Peacekeeping Operations and Emergency Relief Coordinator, will represent Japan. Mr Akashi also supervised the peace negotiations and elections in Cambodia.

The representatives will discuss what can be done to get the parties to the peace process in Sri Lanka, the Government and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), to respect the ceasefire and continue with the peace process.

Press contact: Head of Information Espen Gullikstad, tel.: +47 91 70 81 22