Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma, who arrived in Sri Lanka on an official visit yesterday, visited the Northern Province today.

Sharma met the Governor of the Northern Province G.A. Chandrasiri and held discussions on the progress of the post-war development activities carried out in the region. He also met with representatives of human rights groups and civil society.

The Commonwealth Chief is in Sri Lanka from until October 29 and is to brief the current Commonwealth Chair-in-Office President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the achievement of objectives and implementation of work set at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka in November 2013.

Sharma will meet President Rajapaksa on Monday and will also meet other political leaders including Speaker of Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa and the Minister of External Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris.