The Sri Lankan and Indian External Ministers have met in New Delhi. Both Ministers took cognizance of the fisheries issue and the Geneva Human Rights sessions.
A special discussion between External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and his Indian counterpart Salman Kurshid was held in New Delhi today. Indian media reported that both Minister focused their attention on several issues significant to the country. They directed more of their attention to the Indo-Lanka fisheries issue and the Human Rights Council Sessions slated to be held in Geneva in March.
Minister Prof. Peiris left for New Delhi yesterday for a three-day official visit. The Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said that the Minister seized the opportunity of appraising foreign diplomats of 82 missions in India. They were briefed on the current development in Sri Lanka, measures initiated for reconciliation and the actions taken by the Sri Lankan Government to protect human rights. Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva joined Prof. G.L. Peiris in these discussions.
The Ministers pointed to the foreign diplomats in India that not a single terrorist bomb exploded in the island with the end of the conflict in 2009 and that a peaceful environment prevail in the country for all communities to live in peace and harmony. They elaborated on the initiatives the Sri Lankan |Government had taken to hold polls for the Northern Provincial Council and ensure the voting rights of the Northerners.
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