COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's president and prime minister have reportedly agreed to meet again, after inconclusive talks designed to ease the country's constitutional crisis.
The BBC said the Wednesday meeting was the first since Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga fired several top ministers and suspended parliament last week.
Aids to Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe's said the prime minister did not discuss the president's suggestion for a cabinet of national unity, which would include ministers from her party. Wickramasinghe said his principal concern is to protect and safeguard the peace process.
The prime minister said the talks had, instead, focused on the future of the peace process with Tamil Tiger rebels.
The president reportedly discussed her fears for Sri Lanka's security and sovereignty, while the prime minister repeated his request that she take the helm of the peace process.
Kumaratunga narrowly survived a Tamil Tiger assassination attempt in 1999 and has repeatedly criticized what she views as government concessions to the rebels.
More than 60,000 people have died in violence in Sri Lanka since the Tigers launched their fight for a homeland on the island's north and east sections in 1983.
