The Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), CV Wigneswaran, yesterday declined a meeting invitation with the Economic Affairs Minister Basil Rajapaksa, after expressing disappointment at the lack of progress made during earlier meetings with the President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The meeting was intended to discuss cooperation between the Northern Provincial Council and the Government, reports Colombo Gazette.
The Uthayan reports that Wigneswaran rejected the meeting invitation due to requests from his previous meeting with the President had not been implemented.
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