Oct 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa held talks with the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe this afternoon at Presidential Secretariat to brief the present situation in the North.

Presidential Secretariat sources said the President informed the Opposition Leader on the humanitarian operations carried out by the forces in North and the humanitarian relief provided to the displaced people.

Sources said that the President talked about the dialogue with the Indian government as well and the two leaders exchanged ideas about the need of a political settlement for the present crisis. Ministers Nimal Siripala de Silva and Dinesh Gunawardena also participated in the discussions.

[Picture by Chandana Perera]