The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk arrived in Sri Lanka, marking the first visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Sri Lanka since February 2016.
The official was received by Deputy Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra.
During the visit, the High Commissioner is scheduled to call on the President and the Prime Minister. He will also hold meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, several other Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, senior Government officials, religious leaders, representatives of civil society, members of the diplomatic community, and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. (Newswire)