Secretary-General of the UN Ban Ki-moon will meet war displaced people during his forthcoming visit to Sri Lanka, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Ban will visit Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 2 at the invitation of the Sri Lankan government. The UN chief is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka in the evening of August 31 from Myanmar, and leave Sri Lanka late at night on Sept. 2 for China to attend the G20 Summit.

In Colombo, the secretary-general will meet Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and call on President Maithripala Sirisena. He will also meet several ministers during his tour.

Ban will travel to the southern town of Galle where he will participate in an event involving youth under the theme "Reconciliation and Coexistence: Role of Youth".

He will also travel to Jaffna where he will meet Governor of the Northern Province Reginald Cooray, leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan and members of the main minority Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance and visit a resettlement site.