UK Minister for UN to visit SL

3 November 2016 02:58 pm Views - 4349

UK Minister for the UN and Commonwealth Baroness Anelay will visit Colombo and Jaffna from November 6 to 9 on her first official visit to Sri Lanka, the British High Commission in Colombo announced today.

It said the minister will reiterate the UK’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka in strengthening democracy and human rights (including tackling gender based and sexual violence), delivering reconciliation and combating corruption during her visit.

The Minister will discuss these issues with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan.