Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Saturday, April 1, 2017

WE WILL SET UP OUR OWN DOMESTIC MECHANISM - FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, MANGALA SAMARAWEERA


Homeby Manjula Fernando-2 April, 2017

Rejecting allegations that the government is dancing to the tune of pro-LTTE diaspora in Geneva and making blueprints to drag the country’s war heroes before a hybrid court, Foreign Affairs Minister, Mangala Samaraweera says, on the contrary, their expectation is to put the country in order so that the domestic call for a hybrid court which led to the UN High Commissioner’s recommendation, could be put to rest within the course of the next two years.
Minister Samaraweera was exclusively interviewed by the Sunday Observer upon his return from two important visits, to Geneva and Russia.
The excerpts of the full interview:
Q. Do you believe the Government can fulfil the main pledges made at UNHRC within the extended two year period?