The Sri Lankan government has consulted a Pakistani lawyer regarding the upcoming international inquiry by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Sunday Times and IBNLive reported.
The lawyer, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, visited Sri Lanka last week for the consultations, after President Mahinda Rajapaksa appealed to Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Shariff, the media sites reported.
The meeting was chaired by the External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris and included the ministry's secretary, Kshenuka Senewiratne, Attorney General Palitha Fernando and Pakistan’s High Commissioner retired Major General Qasim Qureshi.
According to the paper, Mr Aitzaz Ahsan also had private meetings with the Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Economic Development Minister, Basil Rajapaksa.
The lawyer, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, visited Sri Lanka last week for the consultations, after President Mahinda Rajapaksa appealed to Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Shariff, the media sites reported.
The meeting was chaired by the External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris and included the ministry's secretary, Kshenuka Senewiratne, Attorney General Palitha Fernando and Pakistan’s High Commissioner retired Major General Qasim Qureshi.
According to the paper, Mr Aitzaz Ahsan also had private meetings with the Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Economic Development Minister, Basil Rajapaksa.