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PM not to meet President Kumaratunga whose PA is complaining that the set of proposals for the setting up of an LTTE dominated Provincial Administrative Council given to her are the wrong ones, has said she is too busy to meet Premier Wickremesinghe in the early part of the week. The PM who is eagerly waiting to clarify the position with President Kumaratunga has said he is too busy in the latter part of the week. Hence the unconfirmed meeting for the week after. The Sunday Times last week exclusively carried the details of the proposals sent to the LTTE and Cabinet spokesman and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Prof. G.L. Peiris later confirmed that the proposals published were accurate. Former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar on Friday told a press conference that if not for The Sunday Times the country wouldn't have known the details of the proposals. One of the important issues stated for discussion between President Kumaratunga and the Prime Minister centres on the wrong document sent by Premier Wickremesinghe to President Kumaratunga over proposals on a provisional administrative council also sent to the LTTE. The Premier is expected to offer an explanation on how it came about. But, the President's Office yesterday said that it was 'misleading' for the government to send one set of proposals for the President and another to the LTTE. "The President's position is that the proposals should be discussed at Cabinet level. But that has not happened," President's spokesman Harim Peiris told The Sunday Times. He said they were expecting an official explanation from the government about the two sets of proposals. Meanwhile according to LTTE sources in the Wanni their chief negotiator Anton Balasingham has declined to comment to the LTTE on the latest proposals or be available for a meeting with the LTTE to discuss the proposals. (See Situation Report by Iqbal Athas for details) |
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