The World Bank reaffirmed its commitment to support Sri Lanka to help “shape and implement policies”, to reduce poverty and promoting sustainable growth.

World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region Annette Dixon, met with President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake during her visit to Colombo, according to a press release published on Tuesday.

“The Government has laid out an ambitious reform agenda aimed at improving governance, transparency and accountability and establishing strong institutions for that purpose within its first 100 days. This is no small feat and the Bank stands ready to provide support to the government to help achieve these goals,” Ms Dixon said as she concluded her first visit to Sri Lanka.

A resolution passed by the NPC earlier this month, calling on the international community to investigate charges of genocide and prosecute the perpetrators, was "timely" and the facts listed are all true, said Tamil National Alliance MP MA Sumanthiran on Sunday.

In an interview with Ceylon Today, the MP criticised the government for failing to keep promises regarding the resettlement of displaced people in the North-East, but stressed the TNA will continue to support the new government through the parliamentary election.

"The resolution is timely and the facts which have been listed out in it are nothing but true." Mr Sumanthiran said. "It was a sheer democratic action and very well drafted, taking into consideration the grievances of the people directly affected by the war. Various comments could surface with regard to the resolution, but it was aimed at seeking justice for the people who have been affected by the ruthless war in the North."

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Australia stayed silent on human rights abuses on the island in exchange for cooperation from the Sri Lankan government in stopping Tamil asylum seekers fleeing in boats.

Speaking to The Australian, the prime minister said people connected to the previous government under Mahinda Rajapaksa were involved in the trafficking operations.

“It was being done by people with Rajapaksa connections, but once this deal was done between Australia and the Rajapaksa government, where you looked the other way (on human rights abuses), then secretary of defence got the navy to patrol,” he told The Australian. “You could not have got anyone out of this country without someone in the security system looking the other way, the police or the navy.”