Govt will present its position clearly at the UNHRC - Foreign Secretary, Prof. Jayanath Colombage
Sri Lanka, Jan. 24 -- Excerpts:
Q: As far as Sri Lanka is concerned what will happen at the upcoming UNHRC sessions beginning late February?
In 2015 we co-sponsored a resolution 30/1, which is detrimental to Sri Lanka as a sovereign nation. Then again in 2018 and 2019, roll over resolutions were passed. In 2021 March, the term of this 30/1 and subsequent resolutions come to an end. The High Commissioner has to submit a report to the UN General Assembly. It could end there.
But Sri Lanka's Core group Canada, UK, Germany, Montenegro and Macedonia are mooting a new resolution on Sri Lanka. We have to battle it out. Now we are planning our strategy for the upcoming session.
The 30/1 resolution referred to alleged excesses in the final pha...
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