The UN chief Ban Ki-moon had recently asked Sri Lanka to cooperate with the UN-mandated probe into allegations of war crimes committed towards the end of the nearly three decades-long civil war, according to his spokesman.

The 'Divaina' defence correspondent says that Moon has been notified that the stance of the Sri Lankan government will not change on this regard.

The report on Sri Lanka by the investigation team of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will be taken up for discussion at the UN Human Rights Council on March 25 next year.

The 28th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council will be held from March 2 to 27 in Geneva and the report on Sri Lanka is part of the agenda.

The 'Divaina' newspaper is owned by Nimal Welgama, who is also the chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom.