Sri Lanka Drops Norway as Mediator

(17 Apr 09 - RV) On Monday, Sri Lanka said that Norway could no longer serve as mediator between it and the Tamil Tigers. This came after pro-rebel demonstrators trashed the Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo, for which the Norwegian authorities issued no arrests.
The Sri Lankan foreign ministry said that Norway had shown sheer neglect of its obligations to protect the embassy and was disrespecting the sovreignity of Sri Lanka. We spoke to Jehan Perera from the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka to ask if this meant an end to the hopes of a peaceful resolution to the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.