


JVP rebel group leader and former propaganda Secretary
Wimal Weerawansa yesterday set May Day as the deadline for reunification
talks with the party.
He told a press briefing at the BMCH yesterday that he was
prepared to reunite with the other faction of the JVP if the latter were
ready to reciprocate by stopping violence and slander against members of
the dissident group. Otherwise, he said he would form a separate political
group and register it as a political party.
"Conspirators have to be identified before talks could
begin," he said.
He said he had already brought this to the notice of the other faction and
wanted a response before May 1.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa urges Iranian President Mohamoud Ahamadinejad to have a look at the inside of the Sapugaskanda Refinery when the latter was about to leave the premises after the function held there last morning. The function was held outside the refinery premises. The Iranian President agreed and accompanied President Rajapaksa on a tour of the area in a motor vehicle. (Photo-Kamal Wanniarachi)

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