NEw Delhi: National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon arrived in Colombo on Wednesday for talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa following end of the war against LTTE.
Narayanan and Menon, who arrived in a special flight, were flown from the airport to the capital in a military helicopter, officials said.
The Indian officials are likely to discuss the devolution of powers to Tamils and their immediate rehabilitation in view of their sufferings undergone during the current war.
Earlier before their departure, Narayanan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in New Delhi and discussed with him issues that will come up during talks with Rajapaksa. "I will be leaving for Sri Lanka today and I will be holding talks there," Narayanan told reporters after the meeting in the morning.
To a question on LTTE supremo Vellupillai Prabhakaran's fate, the NSA said "as per our information Prabhakaran is no more".