Government spokesman Nimal Siripala de Silva said he expects Norway's International Development Minister Erik Solheim, due here on January 23, will pressure the Tigers to compromise on their stand that talks must be held in Oslo and agree to a venue in Asia which the Government prefers.
"We will tell him to pressure the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to come to a reasonable solution," de Silva told reporters here.
"We hope we will be able to end the deadlock soon," he said.
However, there has been no word from the Tigers on agreeing to a compromise.
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