Norway was a mistake - Gomin

28 October 2010 01:25 pm

Prominent lawyer Gomin Dayasri today told the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) that Sri Lanka made ‘a big mistake’ in choosing Norway as a peace facilitator.

“The Norwegians don’t understand the Asian culture and the civilizations of the East nor the mindsets of the Sinhalese and Tamils,” he said, speaking on the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA).

He further added that of all those involved in the CFA, the then Peace Envoy Eric Solheim was chiefly responsible for the situation and he should apologize to the innocent Tamil people who suffered due to the war.

“He is the chief culprit and the Government of Sri Lanka should see him as a persona non grata,” he said. He also accused Solheim of being a friend and “horizontal to the LTTE, while some others of his government were only leaning towards them.”