Sri Lanka wary over US move
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
- Ambassador Ravinatha calls lengthy US draft resolution “prescriptive and judgmental”
- Says resolution is imbalanced; focuses too much on criminal justice element
- Urges sponsors to be sensitive to “political realities” and “constitutional difficulties” in implementing resolution recommendations
- Resolution in its present form will strengthen ‘spoilers’ of reconciliation process
- Hectic backroom consultations begin soon after informal session ends in Geneva
- Pakistan, China, Russia, Cuba push strongly for dilution of draft text
- EU, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway support international element in Lanka’s accountability process
Dharisha Bastians Reporting from Geneva
The Government has opposed the first draft of the US-sponsored resolution to promote reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka, calling it “repetitive, judgmental and prescriptive” and counterproductive to the reconciliation process in the island.
The Government has opposed the first draft of the US-sponsored resolution to promote reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka, calling it “repetitive, judgmental and prescriptive” and counterproductive to the reconciliation process in the island.
