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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein met with the Buddhist clergy on Monday, as part of his four day tour of Sri Lanka.
Mr Hussein met with the Mahanayake Thera as well other members of the clergy, who told the UN human rights chief that the present government was "striving hard to establish peace and reconciliation among all communities".
"Our President had even gone to the extent of pardoning the very person who planned to assassinate him," the Buddhist monk was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying.
“In the aftermath of a war which lasted more than 25 years it is difficult to regain normalcy in two years. The President and the Prime Minister have regularly interacted with the northern people and check on the the facilities provided to them. I am happy to note that both of them are discharging their duties very well. I request the UN to give its full support to both of them,” he added.
"Today there is much work done on bringing about peace and reconciliation in our country. The Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim communities live peacefully, a fact which augers well for the development of our country and we are happy about it."
The meeting came after Mr Hussein's visit to the North-East where he met with IDPs and victims of the armed conflict.
See here for full coverage of his visit to the North-East.