At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007 in Kampala , Uganda , Commonwealth leaders agreed on Sri Lanka as the host for the 2011 meeting . However , during the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war the government was accused of committing war crimes , and hence at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 in Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago it was decided that the 2011 meeting would be held in Perth , Australia whilst Sri Lanka would host the 2013 meeting . At the 2011 meeting Commonwealth leaders reaffirmed that the 2013 meeting would be held in Sri Lanka
2011 meeting
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013