Tamil Tiger rebels on Thursday told peace broker Norway that they will attend talks with the Sri Lankan government later this month despite the recent escalation of violence, a top guerrilla leader said.
The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they will name their delegation for the October 28-29 talks in Switzerland in a few days, the group's political wing leader S. P. Thamilselvan said.
"We will attend the talks," Thamilselvan told reporters in the rebel-held town of Kilinochchi after talks with Norway's envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer who arrived in Colombo on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the proposed talks.