​UN Asst. Secretary General arrives in SL

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The Assistant Secretary General is due to hold discussions with several top level state officials, representatives of civil society organisations as well as developmental partners on emerging development needs of the country, following the new political climate that has emerged in the island after the election of the new President. 

Xu, who is also the UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director - Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, is also scheduled to visit the Northern and North Central provinces where he is due to meet with government officials, representatives of community-based organisations in order to gain a first-hand perspective into the development priorities of the districts. 

This is his second visit to the country.