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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7503384" data-attributes="member: 92282">The United Nations says the forming of a commission by President Mahinda  Rajapakse to investigate alleged incidents which took place during the  war will not substitute the need for a panel of experts to brief the UN  Chief on accountability issues relating to Sri Lanka.A UN official from the UN Headquarters in New York, Chois Soung told  Daily Mirror online that UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon was going  ahead with the appointment of his expert panel and would send his Under  Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to the island as  soon as the Sri Lankan government issued a green light. She also said that President Rajapakse’s commission and the UN Chief’s  expert panel were two different concepts due to which Ban Ki Moon would  not reconsider appointing his panel. “President Rajapakse can appoint whatever he wants. His commission has  nothing to do with Mr. Ban Ki Moon’s panel. It is good that President  Rajapakse has appointed a commission as he has to keep his promise which  he gave to the international community,” Soung said. When questioned about the panel, Soung said that the appointment of the  panel was ‘underway’ and could not reveal further information as it was  not open to the public. Meanwhile it is learnt that the government has further delayed a trip by  UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to Sri  Lanka after the UN sought permission to facilitate a visit by Pascoe in  May to discuss the developments in the country. Daily Mirror online learns that the Sri Lankan government had not  replied in favour due to which fresh dates were proposed by the UN in  June. However the government is yet to reply to the fresh dates citing  that both parties (UN and government) had to discuss a convenient date. dailymirror</blockquote>

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