UK Prime Minister David Cameron is pressing for a formal meeting with Mahinda Rajapaksa, to bring up allegations of war crimes, reports the Guardian.
According to Downing Street sources, Rajapaksa has not yet agreed to a private meeting with Cameron. If no bilateral meeting takes place, Cameron's only option to address his concerns with Rajapaksa would be on the fringes of the summit, and leave Foreign Secretary William Hague to follow up in meetings with Sri Lanka's foreign affairs counterpart.
According to Downing Street sources, Rajapaksa has not yet agreed to a private meeting with Cameron. If no bilateral meeting takes place, Cameron's only option to address his concerns with Rajapaksa would be on the fringes of the summit, and leave Foreign Secretary William Hague to follow up in meetings with Sri Lanka's foreign affairs counterpart.