Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights

The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights.

They exchanged views on the post-conflict situation in Sri Lanka. The Secretary-General noted the Government’s latest efforts on accountability as well as the steady progress on resettlement issues. He also emphasized the need to find a political solution without further delay to the underlying factors of the past conflict.

They also discussed cooperation between the Government of Sri Lanka and the United Nations in related areas and beyond, including on efforts to combat climate change.