The decision comes as the Sri Lankan government says it is on the verge of totally crushing Tamil Tiger rebels, and ends a decade-long effort by Norway to bring an end to one of Asia's longest-running ethnic conflicts. "The government of Sri Lanka perceives that there is no room for Norway to act as (peace) facilitator," the official said, adding that a formal letter was handed over to Norway's ambassador to Colombo, Tore Hattrem, on Monday.
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COLOMBO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has summoned its Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo to lodge a protest over Tamil Tiger supporters in Oslo attacking the Sri Lankan embassy in the Norwegian capital.
Palitha Kohona, Sri Lanka's foreign ministry secretary told reporters that Torre Hattrem the Norwegian Ambassador was called to foreign ministry in Colombo. Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo was stormed into by supporters of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels on Sunday. They damaged the property but no one was injured.
"This is a serious issue. Norway has legal obligations to protect our embassy", Kohona said adding that Sri Lanka would press the Norwegians to force them to book the perpetrators of the attack.
"We will urge legal action. The attackers have video filmed the whole attack. This will help them to identify the attackers", Kohona said.
Norwegians have apologized Colombo for the attack, reports from Oslo said.
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