Canada's foreign minister, Stephane Dion discussed international involvement in any accountability mechanism with the Sri Lankan prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe.
"Spoke w/ @RW_UNP on int’l involvement in accountability processes, women in politics & regional issues," Mr Dion tweeted on Thursday evening.
The discussion comes after the Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena reiterated his rejection of any foreign judges in any accountability mechanism.
Mr Dion is currently visiting Sri Lanka and has met with a number of people, including his counterpart, Mangala Samaraweera, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the chief minister of the northern province, C V Wigneswaran.
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