UN Chief impressed by SL’s post - conflict progress

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he recognised the important steps taken by the Sri Lankan government since the end of the conflict. The UN Chief said this in reply to a question on Sri Lanka during a press briefing.

He said he strongly underlined the need to address the remaining challenges particularly on issues relating to reconciliation and accountability.

“I recognised the important steps taken by the government of Sri Lanka since the end of the conflict,” the Inner City Press website quoted Moon as saying.

“Last week in New York, I received the Japanese ambassador who led the accountability assessment mission to Sri Lanka where representatives of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Rumania, Sri Lanka and a Colombia University professor participated in an observation project to Sri Lanka last December,” the UN Chief said. The report was handed over to the UN Chief by Japan and Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr Palitha Kohona as well as Permanent Representatives from Bangladesh, Romania and Nigeria.