A Sri Lankan government minister said on Saturday that it hoped India will vote for it in the UN Human Rights Council in March.
Sri Lankan Minister for Public Administration W.D.J. Seneviratne told reporters here that there had been "a remarkable improvement in the human rights situation" in his country.
"We expect India will consider (the issue) differently," he said, adding that the relationship is going from strength to strength.
"Today citizens in (the northern and eastern) provinces can freely approach the civil administration to sort out their issues," he said.
"India is one of the major exporters to Sri Lanka and in the last year trade between the two countries crossed $5 million. Besides, India is helping to build a power plant in our country," he said.