Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, who met his Sri Lankan counterpart G.L Peiris in Tokyo today, urged Sri Lanka to reconcile with the United Nations following their standoff over alleged war crimes committed by government forces in the country, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.

Meanwhile Japanese Cabinet ministers urged visiting Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris to allay international concerns over alleged war crimes committed last year by Sri Lankan forces in the country, Japanese officials said.

Courtesy: Daily Mirror Online