LTTE to present crucial power-sharing plan

"We have contacted the Norwegians and will hand over the proposal next Friday," rebel spokesman Daya Master said yesterday.

The proposal was originally expected in September, and on Monday a senior rebel leader said it would be handed over before October 26. But Master said that the Tigers will definitely hand over the document on October 31.

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Master said that LTTE's political chief SP Thamilselvan would meet Tamil political parties this week to brief them on the proposal.

Thamilselvan is expected to meet members of the Tamil National Alliance later on Wednesday, in the northern rebel-held town of Kilinochchi, Master said.

The rebel leader will also meet Periyasamy Chandrasekaran, leader of the Upcountry People's Front on Thursday, and Arumugam Thondaman, leader of the Ceylon Workers Congress, on Saturday, Master said.

The Tigers' proposal outlining their demand for political and financial powers to run Tamil affairs in the island's northeast is seen as a signal of their willingness to resume negotiations.