Situation in East: UN delegates to be briefed

US: Resettlement Minister Rishard Badurdeen and Presidential Advisor A.H.M. Azwer are now in New York as members of President Mahinda Rajapaksa's delegation representing the interests of Sri Lanka's Muslim community.

They are expected to brief officials and diplomats from concerned countries about the recent developments in the East which affected the Muslim community.

Several reports in pro-LTTE media have stated that President Rajapaksa's delegation does not include Muslims.

The reports alleged that this had been done to show that the Government was supportive of the fight against Muslims by certain countries.

Sources close to the Sri Lankan delegation said the LTTE was spreading such misinformation with the intention of creating communal tensions in Sri Lanka.