Sri Lanka PM to meet president for talks

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has accepted the president's offer for talks tomorrow, a cabinet spokesman said…

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has accepted the president's offer for talks tomorrow, a cabinet spokesman said today.

The president, Ms Chandrika Kumaratunga, sacked the defence,interior and media ministers and suspended parliament lastweek while Mr Wickremesinghe was on an official visit to the United States.

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