Briefing by External Affairs Minister Prof G.L. Peiris for Members of the Diplomatic Community at the Ministry of External Affairs on April 2.
Minister Peiris noted that the purpose of the briefing was to share some thoughts with the diplomatic corps on current issues, attitudes to these issues and the perspective of the Government of Sri Lanka on the way forward with regard to each of these matters.
11 March 2013
From 15 to 17 November this year, Sri Lanka will host the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The choice of each CHOGM venue is a collective decision taken by Commonwealth leaders.
At the 2007 CHOGM in Kampala, Uganda, Heads took note of the offer from the President of Sri Lanka for his country to host CHOGM.
* Hypocritical and smacking of double standards
* Today it is Sri Lanka, tomorrow it could be another country
* Pakistan says Sri Lanka needs to be helped, not chastised
Rasika Somarathna
In a strongly worded rejection of the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council, President’s Special Envoy on Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said that the resolution was clearly unacceptable due to its inherent flaws.
By: Gagani Weerakoon
The government yesterday said the US- sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva could not achieve anything positive except to spread hatred, distrust and violence among South Asian nations.
March 19, 2013, 9:13 pm Final draft of the US Resolution In spite of the US watering down its second resolution targeting Sri Lanka in a bid to reach an agreement on the proposal, the government yesterday reiterated ...
Padma Rao Sundarji, Hindustan Times Colombo, March 17, 2013 On March 21, the US will introduce a tough resolution at the UNHRC to make Sri Lanka culpable of human rights violations during the war against the LTTE. What i ...
Major portion of LLRC report implemented:
External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugama said if the US brings a resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva, the country was prepared to defend itself.
Amunugama said the country will participate in the Geneva sessions this year in a backdrop where many countries including India have indicated their satisfaction on the progress made by Sri Lanka in the area of post-war reconciliation. "Sri Lanka has a clear-cut story to tell the world about its post-war reconciliation process," Amunugama said.
