Britain pledges support for IDP rehabilitation
Lakshmi DE SILVA
Visiting British International Development Minister Mike Foster has
pledged support for the Government's efforts in the rehabilitation of
the IDPs of the North and towards the ongoing de-mining process,
Rehabilitation and Disaster Relief Services Ministry officials said
yesterday.
The British Minister made an official visit to the IDP villages and
centres in Vavuniya and Mannar where he met the IDPs, the official said.
Minister Foster held talks with Minister Rishard Bathiutheen where he
was briefed about the progress being made and the facilities provided
for resettlement of IDPs.
It was during these talks that the visiting British Minister had
pledged continued support from Britain towards the rehabilitation and
resettlement process, official sources said.
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