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Interim Council draft today
The government's peace delegation will meet Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today to finalise the 'concrete' proposals to be submitted to the LTTE on the setting up of an interim administration.

The Sunday Times learns that the government will stick to its original offer of an 'Interim Administration', despite the LTTE elevating its demand for an 'Interim State' at last week's Pongu Thamil celebrations.

Government's chief negotiator G.L.Peiris is reported to have drafted these 'concrete proposals' but one of the issues would be whether written proposals should be sent to the LTTE or whether the LTTE should be first asked to return to the negotiating table to discuss the proposals.

The LTTE has been repeatedly demanding that it wanted 'concrete proposals' regarding the interim administration to return to the negotiating table. The letter regarding the proposals is due to be sent to Anton Balasingham whose role as LTTE's cheif negotiator is reportedly in jeopardy.

LTTE's political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan will not travel to London, despite speculation that he was due to meet Mr Balasingham soon after the proposal on the interim administration is received.

One of the main obstacles faced for such a visit would be obtaining a visa as the LTTE continues to remain a banned organisation in Britain. British High Commission spokesperson Margret Tounge said as long as the LTTE was a proscribed organisation in Britain, its members would not be able to obtain visas to visit Britain. Mr. Balasingham holds British citizenship.

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