Tuesday, November 09, 2004

SLAF provides VIP chopper ride to Balasingham

A Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter, reserved for the use of VIPs, was yesterday made available to fly the LTTE’s Anton Balasingham, who arrived at the BIA in the early hours, to Kilinochchi, security sources said.

A few hours prior to Balasingham’s arrival, Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived in Colombo, the sources added.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Peterson and his deputy Vidar Helgessen are scheduled to arrive in Colombo today