The Tamil National Alliance spokesperson and minister, M A Sumanthiran met with the UK Foreign Office minister for South Asia, Hugo Swire, who is currently on a visit to Sri Lanka.
The issues of accountability, constitutional reform in Sri Lanka and the ongoing day to day issues of the Tamil people were discussed.
Speaking earlier in the Mr Swire said Sri Lanka must take “meaningful steps towards truth and accountability” in order to achieve reconciliation and economic success. See more here.
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