Thu, Feb 6, 2014, 09:30 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Feb 06, Colombo: Ally of Sri Lanka's governing party, the National Freedom Front (NFF) says the party is pleased with the government's move to refuse a visa for a US representative to visit Sri Lanka.However, issuing a statement the External Affairs Ministry clarified that the US official was not denied the visa but on the contrary the Embassy was informed that the proposed dates of her visit were not convenient.
NFF Spokesperson Mohammed Muzammil told a news conference today that there were several NGOs working against the country.
Pointing out to a recent report by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre which has stated that the Sri Lankan military were responsible for the vast majority of the alleged war crimes that occurred during the final months of the war, Muzammil added that such elements were putting pressure on the international community.
According to the NFF member, war crimes were not committed in the country.
Government decides not to challenge UN reports and resolutions
- Saturday, 08 February 2014
The government has decided not to challenge the legality of the UN Secretary General’s Panel of Experts’ Report or the US-sponsored resolutions against Sri Lanka.
When a question on the matter was posed to Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, he has said, “I do not think so. It is very unlikely.”
As for the possibility of him being included in the Sri Lanka’s delegation for UNHRC sessions in Geneva as the head of the committee looking at the implementation of the National Action Plan on the Implementation of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Report, he has said, “I have already made the international community aware about the progress Sri Lanka has made in terms of the LLRC implementation.”
Meanwhile, President Mahida Rajapaksa is yet to decide on the Sri Lankan government delegation that will travel to Geneva to attend the UNHRC sessions next month.
