Ban Ki-Moon pushes for political solution

During a meeting with External Affairs Minister GL Peiris, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stressed that a political solution must be found “without further delay”.

Talking to Peiris on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the Secretary General “noted the Government’s latest efforts to implement the recommendations of its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) as well as the steady progress and remaining tasks on resettlement efforts in the North,” according to a UN statement.

See here for Sri Lanka’s “steady progress” on resettlement.

Peiris meanwhile criticised the UN for "selective intervention” in certain countries’ internal affairs.

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