The US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, Nisha Biswal, met with the Tamil National Alliance and the chief minister of the northern province on Wednesday.
The TNA delegation, which included the leader, R Sampanthan, Mavai Senathirajah and M A Sumanthiran, stressed to Ms Biswal that the party would continue pushing for an international inquiry into mass atrocities, despite the US announcement on Wednesday to support a credible domestic inquiry in Sri Lanka.
The new US ambassador to Sri Lanka, Atul Keshap and the US assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, Tom Malinowski were also present at the meeting.
Mr Sumanthiran told reporters that the meeting included discussion on the upcoming OISL report, as well as the ongoing issuing of Tamil political prisoners and the displaced.
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