Sept 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told the Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee that the solution to the ethnic problem will be brought before the end of this year through the All Party Representative Committee (APRC).

The President made this claim in response to an inquiry from the Indian Foreign Minister when the duo met for discussions on September 23rd, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama told a government owned daily.

The talks were focused on the bilateral relations, Sri Lanka government’s Eastern Province development plan, India – Sri Lanka joint venture in Coal power electricity and the Comprehensive Economic Participation Agreement to be signed between the two countries.