The Norwegian embassy in Sri Lanka Tuesday denied that Norway has conveyed a warning to the Sri Lankan government and international donors that it is considering a suspension of its role as facilitator in the Sri Lankan peace process.

Issuing a press release referring to local media reports quoting anonymous sources, the embassy said, "We can only assume that these so-called sources neither wish the post-tsunami rebuilding efforts or the peace process well."

The media reports said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) may withdraw from the ceasefire agreement and Norway may suspend its role as facilitator if the government fails to set up a joint mechanism with the LTTE before the end of April to handle tsunami rebuilding in the northeast.

 (Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2005)