President meets with Tamil MPs from North and East

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today met with a group of Tamil MPs including R.Sampanthan to discuss a string of issues related to the north and eastern provinces.

The meeting took place at the Presidential Secretariat.

The discussions focused on various important matters, including the provision of land rights for the people in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, the implementation of laws related to resettlement and reconciliation, and the challenges faced by Sri Lankans in refugee camps in India.

Additionally, numerous issues concerning district development in the Northern and Eastern Provinces were addressed.

The Members of Parliament from the Northern and Eastern Provinces, namely R.Sampanthan, S. Rasamanickam, G. Karunakaran, T. Kalai Arasan and Kulasingham Dileepan, were in attendance.

 Other notable figures present at the meeting included Justice and Prison Reforms Minister Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapaksha, State Minister for Higher Education Dr. Suren Raghavan, President’s  Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Prime

Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake, Justice and Prison Reforms Ministry Secretary Wasantha Perera, Defence Ministry Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Retired), Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardena, Secretary of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation R. M.C.M. Herath, Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Lands H.M.P.B. Herath, as well as heads of institutions related to the reconciliation process.