Lankan delegation leaves for Geneva

The Sri Lankan delegation attending the United Nations Human Rights Council session scheduled to begin on September 12 in Geneva left the country yesterday.

The government has appointed a five-member delegation headed by Plantation Minister and Special Human Rights Envoy Mahinda Samarasinghe to address the 18th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva from September 12-30.

The other members of the delegation include Ministers Prof. G.L. Peiris, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and parliamentarian monitoring the External Affairs Ministry Sajin de Vaas Gunawardena.