Brussels, 14/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - The French Council Presidency made, on behalf of the EU, the following declaration:
"The European Union stresses the importance of the meeting held on 1 November 2000 between Mr Eric Solheim and Mr Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the LTTE, the first such meeting since Norway took on the role of "facilitator" in the dialogue between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE in February 2000. In this connection, the European Union reiterates its support...