Ebrahim Ebrahim to meet the TNA

23 Jun, 2013

South Africa?s Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim is scheduled to hold talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) tomorrow on the political developments in the country.
The South African Deputy Minister, who is scheduled to arrive in island today, will also have separate talks with External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris.
Among the topics scheduled to be discussed is the stalled talks between the TNA and the government.
South Africa has on previous occasions offered to mediate between the TNA and the government on the political front. (Colombo Gazette)

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