A delegation of Tamil representatives from the TNA and diaspora organisations met with US officials this month. 

The group met with Deputy US Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Kelley E Currie, and Ambassador Alice J Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia.

The primary objective of the visit was to brief the officials and governments of the ground reality considering the deteriorating situation with law and order, appraisal of status on the constitutional reform process and implementation of UNHRC resolutions 30/1 and 34/1, the Global Tamil Forum said in a press release.

The Tamil delegation included, Mr M A Sumanthiran, Sri Lanka Member of Parliament of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Father S J Emmanuel, President of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), now resident in Sri Lanka and members from the various member organisations from the US - United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC), Canada - Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), Norway - Norwegian Tamil Forum (NTF), Australia and the United Kingdom.

They also met with the United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Mr Jeffrey Feltman and Director for Asia and Pacific Division Ms Mari Yamashita and the Norwegian Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Tore Hattrem.

Among other serious concerns, the delegation discussed the need to demand Government of Sri Lanka to commit to a timebound implementation plan of resolutions 30/1 & 34/1 of the UNHRC and the need for UNHRC monitoring and oversight over Sri Lanka beyond March 2019, GTF said.