During a one-hour meeting with Mr. Solheim SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem complained that his party was being sidelined by the Kumaratunga administration though it was the main Muslim party.
SLMC Secretary General Hasan Ali quoted Mr. Solheim as saying Norway had sent a high-powered team here in an all out bid to get the government and the LTTE back to the negotiating table.
Mr. Hakeem also angrily complained to the facilitators that the President had used strong means to get three SLMC MPs to her ranks so that the ruling UPFA could command a majority in Parliament.
The SLMC reiterated its demand for a separate Muslim delegation at the peace talks, Mr. Ali said.He said Mr. Solheim raised questions whether there was consensus among all Muslim parties in parliament on the separate Muslim delegation issue. Hakeem said all Muslim parties were united on this issue, though they had differences on other matters.
