Sri Lanka, Aug. 31 -- Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, has planned to hold discussions with High Commissioners and Ambassadors in Colombo, human rights activists, scholars, and attorneys in the country ahead of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Ada Derana that the discussions will be held next week.

The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council is scheduled to commence in Geneva on September 8 and will continue until October 8.

Accordingly, the Foreign Minister is scheduled to brief the diplomatic community on the measures taken to address human rights issues and to update them on the government's overall progress since taking office about a year ago.

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