Chandrika arrives in London

By Thomas Abraham

LONDON, JULY 26. The Sri Lankan President, Ms. Chandrika Kumaratunge, arrived here on a private visit, to consult doctors who treated her for eye damage, after an LTTE assassination attempt last year. The presence of the LTTE's main spokesperson, Dr. Anton Balasingham, in London, has sparked speculation that the two might meet.

Diplomats here described her visit as purely private, and said they knew of no plans for any such meeting. The British Government too was told that the President was on a private visit and that she would not be meeting any British Ministers. Ms. Kumaratunge was here in April for medical consultations.

The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Mr. Lakshman Kadirigamar, who is also in London, would be meeting the Foreign Office Minister (South Asia), Mr. Peter Hain, on Thursday. This would be the first meeting between the two Ministers.

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