<p>The two leaders met on the sidelines of a Climate Change Summit convened at the United Nations.<br /><br />"The discussion covered the settlement of displaced persons primarily," Krishna said.<br /><br />"They have told us that the process of de-mining is going on. Simultaneously the resettlement also is being done," he added.<br /><br />Krishna, however, noted that he had not discussed devolution of power at this meeting. "They are now preoccupied with settlement issue," he said.<br /><br />Colombo has come under strong international criticism for alleged human rights violations during war against the LTTE.<br /><br />Since May, more than 280,000 continue to live in camps after the Sri Lankan army defeated the Tamil rebels in the northeastern part of the country.<br /><br />The Lankan government has cited security concerns in North, and says people will be resettled after landmines have been cleared from the combat zones. <br /><br />UN political chief, B Lynn Pascoe, recently said, "We are very concerned about the pace of progress in Sri Lanka."<br /><br />New Delhi has also criticised Sri Lanka for not doing enough to resettle the refugees despite the substantive financial assistance India has given as aid towards rehabilitation.<br /><br />India has also called for greater devolution of political power to regional governments, which is also what the Lankan Tamils want.<br /><br />Krishna also had bilateral talks with Egypt's foreign minister and met the leaders of G5 (Mexico, Brazil, India, South Africa and China) at the Mexican Mission. </p>
<p>The two leaders met on the sidelines of a Climate Change Summit convened at the United Nations.<br /><br />"The discussion covered the settlement of displaced persons primarily," Krishna said.<br /><br />"They have told us that the process of de-mining is going on. Simultaneously the resettlement also is being done," he added.<br /><br />Krishna, however, noted that he had not discussed devolution of power at this meeting. "They are now preoccupied with settlement issue," he said.<br /><br />Colombo has come under strong international criticism for alleged human rights violations during war against the LTTE.<br /><br />Since May, more than 280,000 continue to live in camps after the Sri Lankan army defeated the Tamil rebels in the northeastern part of the country.<br /><br />The Lankan government has cited security concerns in North, and says people will be resettled after landmines have been cleared from the combat zones. <br /><br />UN political chief, B Lynn Pascoe, recently said, "We are very concerned about the pace of progress in Sri Lanka."<br /><br />New Delhi has also criticised Sri Lanka for not doing enough to resettle the refugees despite the substantive financial assistance India has given as aid towards rehabilitation.<br /><br />India has also called for greater devolution of political power to regional governments, which is also what the Lankan Tamils want.<br /><br />Krishna also had bilateral talks with Egypt's foreign minister and met the leaders of G5 (Mexico, Brazil, India, South Africa and China) at the Mexican Mission. </p>
