Shavendra in Lebanon as part of UN delegation

9 December 2012 03:38 pm

Sri Lankan Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Major General Shavendra Silva was in Lebanon last week as part of the delegation visiting UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, media reports.

“The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon informs that Major General Shavendra Silva was part of the Military-Police Advisers Community (MPAC) delegation visiting the mission from  Nov 28 - 4 Dec, 2012. The official MPAC programme included briefings and visits to UN positions. The MPAC is a group comprising permanent missions' military attaches and police advisers,” the UN based Inner City Press said quoting a statement issued by the office of the UN Chief’s spokesman.