Updated: 1130 GMT
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US Ambassador Samantha Power met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today, where she discussed the issues of resettling IDPs and releasing military held land in the North.
The Sri Lankan president tweeted that he "assured Ambassador Power that we will continue our commitment to redistributing lands in the North and the resettlement of remaining IDPs".
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Ms Power said that Mr Sirisena had made a “good start so far”. stating he was committed to “reconciliation, democratic reform and justice”.
Her comments come following her visit to Jaffna yesterday, where she met with a wide range of Tamil civil society actors, journalists and politicians across the North.
On arrival on the island, the ambassador told reporters that "the world is watching what is happening Sri Lanka".
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