President's visit to Muttur :Pictures

President Maithripala Sirisena (R) is greeted by Tamil residents in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure “long term peace” as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation.  AFP PHOTO [caption id="attachment_82013" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena meets with minority Tamil residents in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure "long term peace" as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_82014" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena speaks with Sri Lankan Tamil National Alliance (TNA) party leader R. Sampanthan (R) in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure "long term peace" as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_82015" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena speaks with Sri Lankan Tamil National Alliance (TNA) party leader R. Sampanthan (R) and former president Chandrika Kumaratunga (L) in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure "long term peace" as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_82016" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (R) speaks with minority Tamil residents in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure "long term peace" as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_82017" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (R) is greeted by Tamil residents in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure "long term peace" as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_82018" align="alignnone" width="500"] Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrives to meet with minority Tamil residents in the eastern town of Muttur on August 22, 2015. Sirisena visited the region to return land to some 205 families whose properties were occupied by security forces during the Tamil separatist war that ended in May 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka's new government to ensure "long term peace" as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was set to form a coalition committed to ethnic reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA[/caption]