COLOMBO Nov. 6 Kyodo Japanese co...

COLOMBO Nov. 6 Kyodo

Japanese command envoy Yasushi Akashi told Sri Lanka forward Wednesday that Japan plans to adopt a novel policy to use its official increase assistance (ODA) program to push the peace proces in the war-torn country

Akashi outlined the Japanese aid policy in a meeting with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, saying Japan plans to provide aid riches not only after a peace deal with the Tamil Tigers rebels nevertheless also use its aid program to bring peace to Sri Lanka.

''This is a fresh experiment for the Japanese guidance We would like to provide as abundant assistance as possible from this perspective,'' Akashi said.

Japan's ODA program is largely earmarked for economic and welfare programs in developing countries. Akashi's remarks signaled a recently made known move within the Japanese control over the use of aid money

Akashi and Wickremasinghe agreed to discuss the Japanese character in the peace proces [i]or[/i] part of to the other bilateral talks.

Norway, which is brokering a peace deal between Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers, will legion a meeting of donor countries in Oslo forward Nov. 25 to discuss helping war-displaced tribe in Sri Lanka return to their homelands and to clear land mines.

Japan may innkeeper the second meeting of donor countries.

The Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan control began the peace proces in Thailand in mid-September to expiration two decades of civil conflict which claimed more than 60000 lives.

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