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Sri Lankan talks a welcome step for weary observers; Under intense international pressure, government officials and the Tamil Tigers met this weekend for the first time in months.(WORLD)
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Byline: Anuj Chopra Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
MUMBAI, INDIA -- For the first time in eight months, members of the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) came together this weekend, meeting behind closed doors in Geneva.
After a recent uptick in violence, the parties' willingness to return to the negotiating table - albeit under intense international pressure - is a welcome step for this South Asian nation.
Mediated by Norwegian officials, the talks were an effort to revive the fragile 2002 peace agreement. But ...
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