The UN's Assistant Secretary General, Haoliang Xu, who is currently concluding a visit of the island, reiterated the organisation's pledge to support the new Sri Lankan government's 100 day reform plan, reports LBO.
Mr Xu, who is also the UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director - Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, made these remarks in a meeting with Sri Lanka's minister of foreign affairs, Mangala Samaraweera on Thursday.
His comments come as Sri Lanka's prime minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe, criticised the international community this week, for allegedly providing "far too little" assistance to the government to institute its reform agenda.
Arriving last week, Mr Xu was quoted by Xinhua as saying:
"I am here to learn more about emerging development needs and expectations, in this new environment, with the new government in office."
"I also see this as a significant opportunity to ascertain the future direction of UN's support, and in particular, to strengthening UNDP's role as a key development partner in Sri Lanka."
Mr Xu, who is also the UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director - Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, made these remarks in a meeting with Sri Lanka's minister of foreign affairs, Mangala Samaraweera on Thursday.
His comments come as Sri Lanka's prime minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe, criticised the international community this week, for allegedly providing "far too little" assistance to the government to institute its reform agenda.
Arriving last week, Mr Xu was quoted by Xinhua as saying:
"I am here to learn more about emerging development needs and expectations, in this new environment, with the new government in office."
"I also see this as a significant opportunity to ascertain the future direction of UN's support, and in particular, to strengthening UNDP's role as a key development partner in Sri Lanka."