Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- A high-level meeting has been held at the Parliament Complex to evaluate the progress of releasing privately owned lands in the Jaffna and Palali areas currently under military use.

The meeting was jointly chaired by the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and the Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku.

The discussion was held to accelerate the government's efforts in resolving land-related issues, a cornerstone of the national reconciliation process.

Key matters discussed included finalizing boundary re-alignments, expediting the compensation process, prioritizing land plots f...