He made these remarks when he met with President Maithripala Sirisena in New York,  on September 22.

The Secretary-General conveyed his gratitude to the Government of Sri Lanka and the President for the warm welcome and hospitality extended to him by the Government of Sri Lanka and the people when he visited Sri Lanka recently.

President Sirisena commended the great service rendered by the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Sri Lanka, U.N as well as for the entire world and also particularly highly valued the service rendered through the Paris Convention by him.

Similarly, the President extended his gratitude to the United Nations, including all the affiliated organizations of it, for the assistance given by them to Sri Lanka.