| United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio
Guterres who arrived in the island to visit displaced
people in the north and east and to hear first hand
their concerns and needs, yesterday toured the northeast
to asses the plight of the people and meet with the
LTTE. He met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa prior
to his tour.
This morning he once
again met with the President to discuss his assessment
of the situation in the northeast and his meeting with
LTTE Political Wing Leader S P Thamilselvam.
The UNHCR Chief told
the President that his organization with the Ministry
of Disaster Management and Human Rights would implement
programs that would benefit the thousands of displaced
people in the northeast.
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