Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Assistant Secretary-General responsible for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Khaled Khiari on Wednesday (22), continuing his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Parliamentupdates

The meeting was attended by the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Jayantha Jayasooriya, along with members of the Sri Lankan delegation.

During the discussions, the Sri Lankan delegation provided an outline of the preparatory measures being taken in view of the proposed deployment of troops for UN ope...