2003-04-02
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箱根会議　−第六回平和交渉−
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　スリランカ・ニュース2003/03/28
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　スリランカ大使館発行から　

Prof. G.L. Peiris and Dr. Balasingham shook　hands prior to　the launching of the first 
session of the Peace Talks in　Hakone on 18 March 2003.

6TH ROUND OF PEACE TALKS IN HAKONE, JAPAN

The 6th Session of Peace Negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE
 hosted by the Japanese Government held in Hakone, Japan, from 18th to 21st.  
Prof. G.L. Peiris, Chief Government Negotiator and Dr. Anton Balasingham of the LTTE led the
two sides while Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen represented the Government of 
Norway.  
Sri Lankan side also included Hon. Milinda Moragoda and Hon.Rauf Hakeem together with 
senior officials from the Ministry of Defence and Peace Secretariat.  
Mr. Ian Martin, former Director-General of the Amnesty International took part in sessions
relating to human rights violations and mechanisms to safeguard human rights in future.  
During the four day talks in Hakone, the two sides discussed and reviewed progress made by SIHRN, 
Sub-Committee on the immediate humanitarian and rehabilitation needs, medium and long term development
 activities of the North East, North East Reconstruction Fund, 
Administrative and Fiscal Policies of a possible federal system of power sharing for the North 
and East among other matters.  
It is of significant importance to note that Ambassador Yasushi Akashi, Japan

MINISTER HAKEEM IN MALAYSIA TO STUDY MALAYSIAN FEDERAL SYSTEM

Port Development and Shipping, Eastern Development and Muslim Religious Affairs Minister Rauff Hakeem during 
his visit to Malaysia from 22nd to 23rd had a lengthy session on studying the Federal System in Malaysia with 
a group of political and economic experts at the Asia-Europe Institute (AEI) of the University of Malaya. 
"Sri Lanka, at this very crucial stage of transition, should draw lessons from Asian success stories like 
that of Malaysia before thinking of far away destinations," Minister Hakeem, who was in Kuala Lumpur on a two day 
working visit in Kuala Lumpur on his way back from Japan peace talks, told during his opening remarks."And we are 
ready to do so. We have a lot to learn from you and we share a lot with you," said the Minister suggesting that 
the Sri Lanka Peace Secretariat which is now seriously engaged in a process of studying various modules of 
Federal structures in the world, should join hands with academic institutions such as AEI for better results.
 
SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENTARIANS VISITS SWITZERLAND TO STUDY FEDERALISM

A group of Sri Lankan parliamentarian headed by Prof.Jayalath Jayawardena, MP, Minister of Rehabilitation 
Resettlement and Refugees were in Switzerland on a study trip from 13 to 19 March 2003. The delegation was made up 
of representatives both of the government and the opposition part members of parliament. The aim of the 
study trip was to familiarize the Sri Lankan parlia-mentarians with Swiss federal structures and consensus 
building mechanism. During the third round of the peace talks held in December 2002 representatives of the Sri 
Lankan government and of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to explore a possible federal solution 
for the future institutional structure of Sri Lanka. Since then both parties to the conflict have asked Switzerland 
for assistance in this field in the form of information exchanges based on experiences and training in Sri Lanka 
and in Switzerland. In the area of peace promotion Switzerland has concentrated mainly on activities, 
which contribute to supplementing and supporting the peace process. In 2002 the DFA provided CHF 6 million 
to programmes in humanitarian aid, mine clearance, peace promotion and reconstruction in Sri Lanka. For the current 
year the DFA has earmarked a further CHF 7.5 m for these purposes. 

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