The Sri Lankan delegation, including the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is studying the national reconciliation program for long-term peace and reconciliation in South Africa, met the former president of South Africa, Dr. Mr. Thabo Mbeki for a discussion.

Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, President's Counsel, Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapaksa and Minister of Foreign Affairs, President's Counsel Ali Sabry, who are engaged in a study of the experiences of the leaders and activists of the South African Peace Program, who supported the peace program of former President Nelson Mandela, who led the creation of a peaceful South Africa that promoted peace and harmony by ending the long-standing black and white apartheid, which will promt Sri Lanka's national reconciliation agenda met and discussed former President of South Africa Dr. Thabo Mbeki.

The delegation of the Sri Lankan government met with various institutions, universities, social researchers and civil groups that contributed to the South African peace process and studied the country's peace and reconciliation process.

During this visit, the Sri Lankan delegation met the South African President Mr. Cyril Ramaposha, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Dr. Naledi Pandor and other high-level representatives of the South African government discussed at length about the national reconciliation program of the government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and has asked for the maximum support to make it successful. There, high-ranking representatives including the President of the South African government assured that the South African government would provide maximum support to the program. The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in South Africa, S.E. Mr. Schalk was also present.