The UN’s Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman will visit Sri Lanka on Saturday, his first visit to the island.
Mr Feltman will meet with senior officials of the government, political parties and civil society groups.
The spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, Stéphane Dujarric, said the under-secretary “looks forward to discussing with Sri Lankan leaders various issues of mutual concern.”
The diplomat, who is an American national, is currently in his way to Myanmar, where he will take part in an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-UN workshop focusing on collaboration in support of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation.
Mr Feltman is the head of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs and oversees UN efforts to prevent and mitgate conflicts.