Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- A discussion with representatives of the Catholic Church was held at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (13), co-chaired by Minister of Science and Technology Mr. Chrishantha Abeysena and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

The meeting reviewed the administrative issues affecting Catholic schools that were taken over by the Government, the development of a mechanism for providing teaching staff for Catholic religious studies and the progress made in recruiting Catholic priests, nuns and brothers to the teaching profession.

Discussions also focused on mechanisms for obtaining the support of the Ministry of Education in the administration and functioning of Government-managed Catholic s...