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hina, Pak back Lanka at UN Human Rights Council: Minister

AgenciesTags : Human Rights Council, Pak back Lanka, Ban Ki MoonPosted: Mon Sep 12 2011, 00:12 hrsColombo:

Human Rights Council. (AP)
China and Pakistan have backed Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council as Colombo sought to prevent the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's special panel report from being discussed at the session today.
Plantation Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe who heads the government delegation at the 18th session of the UN Human Rights Council, told the state owned `Lakhanda radio on the telephone that China and Pakistan had spoken in support of Sri Lanka.