External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris who was in London accompanying President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was attending the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II met with Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom William Hague and
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Alistair Burt for wide-ranging discussions about current developments in Sri Lanka. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and Member of Parliament Sajin de Vaas Gunawardena participated in the discussion at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.