Erik Solheim in Sri Lanka

Former UN Environment Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Erik Solheim flew into the country this afternoon, a senior official at the Katunayake Airport confirmed.

He said Mr. Solheim, a former Norwegian minister reached Colombo from Chennai.

The former chief negotiator between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government, Eric Solheim will meet President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his stay in the island. (T.K.G. Kapila)