Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers' Union, said that the discussion with the Minister of Education on the issue of teachers-principals was positive.

The first discussion with the union took place yesterday (26) after the appointment of The Ness Gunawardena as the new Minister of Education.

In this regard, the union has requested the Minister to submit the recommendations of the Teachers' Union to the Cabinet next Monday along with the recommendations submitted by the Cabinet Liaison Committee on the issues of teachers-principals.

This was stated by the General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Union Joseph Stalin addressing the media after the discussion.