Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera today briefed UK's Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN Baroness Analey on the initiatives taken by the Unity Government to strengthen democracy, human rights and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, a statement from Foreign ministry said. They also discussed the future direction of the Commonwealth.
Baroness Analey stated that she was pleased to see the improvements made with regard to reconciliation in Sri Lanka and hoped that provisions will be set up in the new Constitution to further strengthen the Government's reconciliation efforts.
This is the first high level visit undertaken by a British official after the new UK Government was formed under Prime Minister Theresa May in July, 2016.
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