Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, says that Sri Lanka is gaining international recognition back with the change of government, unlike in the past when it was difficult for him to even talk with the then government.
The UN chief on Friday toured Sri Lanka’s former war zone and met with minority Tamils after urging Colombo to reduce the army’s presence to ease tensions following decades of bloodshed.
The UN secretary general held talks with the main opposition politicians in the northern town of Jaffna on the final leg of the two-day visit.
Dozens of Tamil civilians held pictures of their loved ones still unaccounted for seven years after the war ended and staged a silent demonstration outside the Jaffna public library where Ban met with local politicians.
