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 ...
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‘Delhi has moral responsibility to support Lanka’
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 ...
‘SEE PROGRESS’, OUR DEFENCE IN GENEVA
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.
Sri Lanka’s Saudi envoy will be recalled – Neomal
Sandasen Marasinghe and Irangika Range External Affairs Deputy Minister Neomal Perera yesterday said the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Saudi Arabia will be recalled before January 30. He made this observation in response to ...
Canadian minister biased and ill informed: GL
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Affairs Minister G.L Peries said the statements made by the visiting Canadian Minister Jason Kenney were “biased and unbalanced”.
“Sri Lankan Government will not conduct its affairs in a way that suits the domestic politics of another country. The government will act in the best interest of our people,” he said.
Minister Kenney, who met Minister Peries on Sunday, said the domestic issues in Sri Lanka were causing an influx of asylum seekers to Canada and Australia.
Act with collective responsibility to defeat conspirators – Minister GL
Local and foreign elements that are arraigned against Sri Lanka have not changed their stance but their methodologies have been refined. In order to defeat their strategies, the Ministry of External Affairs has been assigned the task of proactively engaging with the international community. In order to achieve success everybody should act with a collective sense of responsibility, said External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris at a ceremony attended by the staff of the Ministry of External Affairs to launch the New Year Programme.
‘Hunger for alternative energy must not increase hunger for food’
President at World Energy Forum : President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the World Energy Forum in Dubai. Picture by Sudath Silva Countries must bear in mind that in search for alternative energy sources agri ...
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