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The United Nations said that its Expert Panel on Sri Lanka would not meet Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is in US for a private visit, Inner City Press reports.
Responding to a question, UN Secretary General’s Spokesperson Martin Nesirky said “On your question on Sri Lanka at the briefing today: We understand the Sri Lankan President has no business scheduled at the UN. He is not set to meet any of the Panel members, nor anyone else from the Secretariat.”
Sri Lanka’s Presidential Secretariat said that President Rajapaksa left the country early Wednesday morning to the United States on a private visit.