03/03/2003 - The Island
Indian support for peace process pledged
Commenting on the Indo–Sri Lanka land bridge, proposed to be erected… Indian President Dr. Abdul Kalam said that it is an important and essential mission… bridge would further expand and reinforce Indo-Sri Lanka ties… improvements in the peace process, detailed explanation was provided by Minister Milinda Moragoda… to expand… use of Information Technology… in Sri Lanka… in development of sectors such as the economy, education and social activities, Sri Lanka has sought cooperation of… India… agreement was signed by… Milinda Moragoda, Minister… Science and Technology… Moragoda said… it would greatly facilitate… strategies… under the e-Sri Lanka Program...
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30/03/2003 - The Island
US expected to invite Tigers to Washington DC
Speculation is rife about the US inviting the LTTE to take part in a crucial meeting in Washington DC next month despite it being among the groups including Al-Queda proscribed by the Bush administration as a part of its strategy against international terrorism...
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29/04/2003 - Urdu Times
Rebels clear air with angry Sri Lankan negotiator
Urdu Times (news) Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels moved to ease tension in the island's troubled peace process on Monday, backing away from remarks that angered a government negotiator and phoning him to clear the air...
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29/04/2003 - Daily Mirror
Moragoda pulls out temporarily
The troubled peace process took a step backwards yesterday after a minister refused to take further part in suspended talks because the Tamil Tigers had breached his trust, a source close to the negotiator said...
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30/04/2003 - Daily Mirror
Balasingham apologises to Moragoda, blames translation error
LTTE’s chief negotiator Anton Balasingham had apologized to government negotiator Minister Milinda Moragoda over the telephone for incorrect statements made by LTTE members about the Minister...
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02/05/2003 - Daily News
Milinda joins Norway, Japan peace team in India
Government peace negotiator Milinda Moragoda left for new Delhi to join two Norwegian facilitators and the Japanese Peace envoy to brief Indian leaders on the progress of the ongoing peace process… the delegation will brief the Indian leaders on the present situation with regard to the LTTE’s temporary withdrawal from the peace talks and the upcoming aid group meeting in Tokyo...
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13/05/2003 - The Island
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Economics Reforms, Science and Technology Minister Milinda Moragoda met former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral… in New Delhi… presented a copy of his book “ A Warm Heart, a Cool Head and a Deep Breath” to Mr.Gujral… The foreword message to the book was written by… Mr. Gujral...
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13/05/2003 - The Island
Lotteries Board: Objectives are greater?
President Kumaratunga..locked horns with the government and precipitated a political crisis…She wants to bring the Lotteries Board under her wing not because she is dissatisfied with the management of it by Minister Milinda Moragoda. She had thanked Mr. Moragoda for the efficient and disciplined manner in which he had run the institution...
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09/06/2003 - The Island
CBK pledges non-stop funding for Mahapola
The Presidential Secretariat yesterday pledged to provide additional funds, if the necessity arose, to the Mahapola Scholarship Scheme from the President’s Fund, so that no student of the scholarship scheme would be deprived of their benefits...
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24/06/2003 - Daily News
Lankan delegation meets Lord Faulkner
The Sri Lankan delegation led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe now in London to study strategies for the establishment of an Interim Administrative Structure met the British Constitutional Affairs Minister Lord Faulkner…in… London…The Sri Lankan delegation… included Professor G. L. Peiris, Ministers Moragoda and Tyronne Fernando...
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