New Foreign Minister stops Japanese delegation from visiting Wanni

Dec 12 (ColomboPage) Continuing former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar's policy of not encouraging foreign delegations to visit rebel-held Wanni, newly appointed Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has not approved Japanese special envoy Yasushi Akashi's request to visit Kilinochchi to meet LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran.