Sri Lankan authorities prepare for first Cabinet meeting in former LTTE capital

A senior minister in the Sri Lankan government said the authorities were busy making necessary arrangements for the first Cabinet meeting to be held in the outstations of capital Colombo.



The Cabinet Secretary, government officials and the Presidential and Ministerial Security Division are reportedly making the necessary preparations to facilitate the Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held in Kilinochchi on Wednesday (14).

Ruling party United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) General Secretary and Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha said that for the first time the Cabinet meeting will be held in the former LTTE stronghold, Kilinochchi.

The decision to hold the July 14th Cabinet meeting in Kilinochchi was arrived at last month.

"The Cabinet a few weeks back decided to hold the July 14th Cabinet meeting in Kilinochchi and to hold the Cabinet meeting once a month in different districts," he said.

The Minister added that all the Cabinet ministers have already made the necessary arrangements to attend the Kilinochchi Cabinet meeting.

When asked if the necessary infrastructure has been put in place to facilitate a Cabinet meeting in Kilinochchi, Premajayantha said that not many facilities are needed to hold a Cabinet meeting that would be attended by over 40 people.

The government has also decided to hold Cabinet meetings in every district in future. The Cabinet usually meets once a week at the Temple Trees in Colombo.