Lanka to host C'wealth conference on global terrorism

New York: Commonwealth leaders attending the 63rd UNGA Sessions had a separate meeting in New York on Wednesday afternoon.

The meeting presided by Uganda's President Yuweri Museveni reviewed at length the progress achieved on agreements reached at the last Commonwealth Summit held in Uganda said the press release by the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

The leaders also paid attention to the arrangements made regarding the proposed Commonwealth Conference on global terrorism to be held in Sri Lanka early next year.

They also agreed to convene an early meeting of officials to ensure the success of the proposed conference.

Among other matters which gained the attention of Commonwealth Leaders were global environmental and Food Crisis, Security and Reconstruction work to be done by International Organisations. President Mahinda Rajapaksa drew the attention of Commonwealth leaders towards the need to foster close co-operation between the Commonwealth and SAARC.