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Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera met with UN human rights chief Zeid Al Hussein in New York this week, where the two discussed the “reconciliation” on the island, according to a government spokesperson.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit, currently underway in New York.
Mr Samaraweera also reportedly met with ministers from Sweden, Serbia and Ethiopia during his visit.
Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena also arrived in New York for the summit under heavy security this week.
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