COLOMBO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka has made progress in reconciliation, human rights and justice but more needs to be done to address the legacy of the past and acknowledge the voices of the victims, UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon said on Friday.
Addressing a gathering in Colombo during his two-day visit, Ban said Sri Lanka is still in the early stages of regaining its rightful position in the region and the international community.
The island nation suffered a 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, which ended in May 2009 with the defeat of the rebels.
Thousands of victims were displaced by the conflict and the government is now in the process of setting up a domestic process to probe allegations of war crimes during and after the end of the war.
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