It's Going to be One Long Layover.....

The Norwegian foreign minister, who is acting as mediator in the long standing civil war negotiations between the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Tamil Tigers, has suggested a new location for the talks.

Colombo's Bandanaraike Airport, the capital city's gateway to the world.

The government has agreed to the location, but nothing so far from the rebels.

The UN has also declined to take over from Norway in the talks. (I guess that means the airport hotel is not five-star....yes, I'm cynical. Read Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures, and see if it doesn't turn you off, too.)