"In order to discuss the present political situation of the country and to find consensus on forging a common way forward, we intend to meet with all political parties," Samaraweera told Silva.
Samaraweera was closely associated with striking an alliance with the JVP that defeated a government headed by United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in 2004.
The JVP is an influential political force, which in 2004 forced the new government to subsidize fuel with printed money, driving inflation up and forcing the national currency down and created an economic crisis which was narrowly averted with tsunami aid.
It also discredited a ceasefire an