“Mr. Solheim was optimistic a joint mechanism for aid distribution could be established soon,”

Mr. Solheim, accompanied by Ms. Solfried Lien, an Executive Office at the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, met with Mr. Balasingham at the latter’s London residence Wednesday for two hours of discussions on the political situation in Sri Lanka and the outlook for Oslo’s long-running peace effort in Sri Lanka, the LTTE Chief Negotiator told TamilNet. “Mr. Solheim was optimistic a joint mechanism for aid distribution could be established soon,” Mr. Balasingham said.