Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, MP met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday (27 January).
He briefed the Secretary General on humanitarian measures taken by the Government and specific measures taken to protect civilians in the face of continued defiance by the LTTE of the calls by the Government and the Untied Nations to allow the people to move into the cleared areas.
He also reiterated the President Mahinda Rajapaksa's commitment to pursue the political process through a democratic electoral means.
The Secretary General shared concern over civilians and expressed appreciation for the Government's cooperation and he assured UN support for civilian protection, humanitarian work and post-conflict development.
Courtesy: News.lk, unmultimedia.org