Buhne to meet G.L

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UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sri Lanka Neil Buhne who is scheduled to return to Sri Lanka later tonight following consultations with UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon, has sought a meeting with External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris.

According to External Affairs Ministry sources the meeting between Buhne and Minister G.L Peiris is most likely to take place tomorrow during which Buhne is expected to hand over a message to the Sri Lankan government from the UN Chief.

Buhne is expected to convey the Secretary-General’s strong expectations for a better treatment of the UN family in Sri Lanka, as well as for progress on the range of commitments covered in the joint statement of May 2009 including resettlement of internally displaced persons, political reconciliation and accountability.

The UN official was returning to Sri Lanka after being recalled two weeks ago following a protest outside the UN Colombo office by Minister Wimal Weerawansa against the UN panel appointed on Sri Lanka.

A UN spokesman said last week that the changing circumstances in the country, which had allowed UN staff to return to work without the hindrance that they had faced earlier, resulted in the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator returning to Sri Lanka after being recalled. (ER) (Daily Mirror online)

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ray Monday, 19 July 2010 06:03 PM

What happened to WW's fast?
Have we missed something here?

anura Monday, 19 July 2010 07:32 PM

GL, please do not run away like you did in the US (at the press conference) ...

citizen1 Monday, 19 July 2010 11:58 PM

Let's see if GL will be able pull-off another meaningless speech, contradicting his previous statements.

Calistus Jayatilleke Tuesday, 20 July 2010 03:11 AM

How about a meeting with the super-farce-hero, Gel Weerawansa as well?

Ruki Tuesday, 20 July 2010 03:24 AM

Stop the theatrics! Face the challenge head on and don't give silly excuses to run away from it by denying visas and death farces!!!

Smart Aleck Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:16 AM

Moon and Boon cause for Sri Lanka's doom.

anura Tuesday, 20 July 2010 04:28 AM

Ultimately Nothing

MaPer Tuesday, 20 July 2010 05:02 AM

Let's see Prof GLP tell Buhne there was only a peaceful demonstration and no harrassment to UN staff, and that WW was justified in his actions.

LouVi Tuesday, 20 July 2010 09:28 AM

Will GL play Buhne a different tune? .... we are anyway famous for nawa gilunath banchune

Malin Tuesday, 20 July 2010 11:50 AM

UN family in Colombo is a "Tigers Den" with LTTE apologists from other countries like EX UN Man Gordon Weiss. It was UN family who got X-UNSG Koffi Annan to pay condolences to top Tiger Kauushalyan killed by our forces.
It was UN Family (UNICEF) who issued a Media Release without proper investigation that LTTE's Sencholai training camp for women was a girls' school.

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