Ban notes govt's progress on resettlement issues

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Plantation Industries Minister and Special Presidential Envoy on Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe. Picture by Paulo Filgueiras, UN Photo

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted the Sri Lankan government's latest efforts on accountability as well as the steady progress on resettlement issues.

Ban during a meeting with Plantation Industries Minister and Special Presidential Envoy on Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, emphasised the need for to find a speedy political solution to the underlying factors behind the country's war that ended three years ago, a spokesperson for Ban said.

Ban called on the government to take "all necessary additional steps to fulfill its relevant legal obligations and commitment to initiate credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity, accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans."