xinhuanet.com, Sat Feb 11 12:56:45 EST 2006
COLOMBO, Feb. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Extensive consultations between the political parties and the government are to take place one week ahead of the proposed Geneva talks between the Tamil Tiger rebels and the government, officials said Saturday.
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The minority Muslim legislators represented in parliament are to meet on Feb. 14 to decide on a Muslim representative to attend the Geneva talks, party sources said.<p>
This followed an announcement by the President Mahinda Rajapakse's office on Friday that Rajapakse had asked the Muslim parties to nominate their representative.
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