Lankan delegation meets top EU officials

A Delegation led by Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights met Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Commission and several other high level Officials of European Commission and European Council in connection with queries about recent developments in Sri Lanka.

These meetings were followed by two meetings with James Moran, Director/Directorate H-Asia (Except Japan and Korea), External Relations Directorate General of the European Commission, after which the Delegation had a informative discussion with Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations & European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Commission.

Among the issues discussed were progress in the All Party Representative Committee (APRC), the current status of the peace process in relations with the LTTE and the recent visits of Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Manfred Novak, Special Rapporteur in the context of measures taken and proposals for further strengthening human rights in Sri Lanka.