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The Sri Lankan government delegation says the Tigers refused to meet them. The Tigers say they never planned to.

Norway's foreign minister said the Tigers have now called for EU monitors to leave Sri Lanka, responding to an EU decision to call the Tigers terrorists.

The two sides last met in February, but violence has since flared again.

Speaking at a news conference, Norwegian Foreign Minister Erik Solheim confirmed that the Tigers were now opposed to the EU remaining part of the monitoring mission.

"The LTTE has informed us that individual members of the EU cannot be members of the Nordic monitoring mission," he said, adding that Norway would be unable to fill any vacancies if the EU pulled out.

Earlier, the Tigers and the Sri Lankan government called off talks before sitting down together, a Nowegian official said.

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