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Norway has secured unexpected cash and international political support to boost Sri Lanka's fragile peace bid as the warring sides head for contentious political talks here next week. Peace broker Norway announced at the end of a one-day international conference…
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Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage attended the Sri Lanka Donors' Conference in Oslo, Norway and pledged that the United States "stands ready to play its part" towards implementing the peace agreement between the Sri Lankan government and the…
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MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALEXANDER DOWNER AA 02 070 25 Nov 2002 I am pleased to announce further Australian support for the Sri Lankan peace process. At a donors meeting being hosted by the Norwegian Government in Oslo today, Australia is pledging…
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Honourable Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, Honourable Minister Peiris, Mr. Balasingham, Your Excellencies Ladies and gentlemen It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Oslo to the Support Meeting for the Sri Lanka Peace Process. Norway has organised this on behalf of…
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The government representatives from the Asia-Pacific region, North America and Europe, meeting in Oslo on 25 November 2002, express strong support for the historic peace process now underway in Sri Lanka. The 22 countries plus the EU commit themselves…
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Oslo (dpa) - The 19 countries attending a Sri Lanka donor conference in Oslo on Monday pledged 63 million dollars towards reconstruction in the war-torn northeastern part of the island nation, the Nettavisen online news service said. The Sri Lankan…
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The first international donor conference in support of the peace process in Sri Lanka is being held in Oslo on Monday. The aim of the conference is to mobilize political and economic support for the efforts to promote a…
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By Lindsay Beck COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels launched a joint appeal for aid ahead of a donor conference in Oslo on Monday, where they are hoping for support for their efforts…
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The Government of the Netherlands has assigned Euro 2,700,000 (two million and seven hundred thousand Euro, out of its Dutch Development Co-operation budget as a grant, for support to the Government of Sri Lanka and Asian Development bank funded…
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Press Release No: 2003/149/SAR WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 - As efforts to consolidate peace intensify in Sri Lanka, the World Bank agreed on November 14 to provide US$31 million to improve the lives and economic prospects of people living in…
