GL humiliated in Geneva: participants including Russia, China, Cuba scorn and spurn his speech
(Lanka-e-News-06.March.2014, 11.30PM) It is with deep regret that we bring you the report that following Sri Lanka (SL) foreign Minister Dr. G L Peiris’ address today at the Geneva human rights conference , his speech was treated with great disdain , and not even received an applause or hand clap from any of the participating countries. No representative of any country had even taken the trouble to give him a handshake , according to our Geneva correspondent. It is usual for representatives of other countries to congratulate a speaker after his / her speech, but in regard to the address of Dr. G L Peiris , sadly no representative had followed that practice.
In sharp contrast , when the representative of Benin state who preceded Dr. G L Peiris made his speech , more than 20 representatives of other countries came up to him and congratulated . Surprisingly , even the countries , Russia , Cuba and China which were expected to support SL, did not hand clap or congratulate Peiris.
Never has SL been reduced to this egregiously humiliating state in its history. SL was driven into this disgraceful plight apparently because Dr. Peiris in his speech castigated the UN gen. secretary even more than the UN human rights commission. It is to be noted that UN gen. secretary has been appointed on the votes of a majority of member countries of the UN, and no country resorts to this type of reprehensible and ridiculous speeches any day criticizing him.
Dr. Peiris after the contemptuous treatment he received (architect of his own misfortune) , unable to bear the disgrace left the venue without waiting to talk to any representative of any country. Except a solitary Muslim lady , no other SL representative participated even in the afternoon session.
(Lanka-e-News-06.March.2014, 11.30PM) It is with deep regret that we bring you the report that following Sri Lanka (SL) foreign Minister Dr. G L Peiris’ address today at the Geneva human rights conference , his speech was treated with great disdain , and not even received an applause or hand clap from any of the participating countries. No representative of any country had even taken the trouble to give him a handshake , according to our Geneva correspondent. It is usual for representatives of other countries to congratulate a speaker after his / her speech, but in regard to the address of Dr. G L Peiris , sadly no representative had followed that practice.In sharp contrast , when the representative of Benin state who preceded Dr. G L Peiris made his speech , more than 20 representatives of other countries came up to him and congratulated . Surprisingly , even the countries , Russia , Cuba and China which were expected to support SL, did not hand clap or congratulate Peiris.
Never has SL been reduced to this egregiously humiliating state in its history. SL was driven into this disgraceful plight apparently because Dr. Peiris in his speech castigated the UN gen. secretary even more than the UN human rights commission. It is to be noted that UN gen. secretary has been appointed on the votes of a majority of member countries of the UN, and no country resorts to this type of reprehensible and ridiculous speeches any day criticizing him.
Dr. Peiris after the contemptuous treatment he received (architect of his own misfortune) , unable to bear the disgrace left the venue without waiting to talk to any representative of any country. Except a solitary Muslim lady , no other SL representative participated even in the afternoon session.
