Wednesday, 24 July 2013 00:47
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A visiting British parliamentary delegation has had talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on the current developments in the north as well as the political situation in the country. The delegation, on a visit to Jaffna yesterday, met a TNA delegation headed by TNA General Secretary Mavai Senathirajah.
During their one week visit to Sri Lanka, the delegation is also scheduled to have talks with Government and Opposition members in the country, as well as civil society members.
Last week, Britain had issued a virtual ultimatum to the Sri Lankan Government saying if there is insufficient progress on Sri Lanka’s own commitments on addressing human rights related issues, Britain will look for a strong and unified response at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Alistair Burt had informed the British House of Commons last week that Britain continues to raise concerns about lack of progress on post-conflict reconciliation, accountability and the current human rights situation with the Government of Sri Lanka.
