UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman has said the UN has encouraged the national leaders and political stakeholders to work on all of these issues in the spirit of inclusion and consultation.

“Inclusion requires that all communities be willing to participate in these processes. As requested by Sri Lanka, the United Nations is committed to assisting in the process of accountability and reconciliation, through the Peacebuilding Fund and other facilities, as appropriate. But it is first and foremost for Sri Lankans themselves to shape how to address issues of the past in order to find a common future,” he has reportedly said at the end of his visit to Sri Lanka.

Feltman has been quoted as saying that he has urged government leaders to take steps in the short term to address issues regarding land, detentions, disappearances, and the military posture in civilian areas.