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| Lanka not given up hopes |
  2013-03-08
Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister of Mass Media and Information, Keheliya Rambukwella, said Sri Lanka has not given up hope as far as the US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is concerned. Addressing the media yesterday, the minister said, “We have not seen the resolution yet, and neither has India. So the government cannot make any hypotheses about the resolution. We are unfailingly following the course of action we originally set out to follow regarding the matter of these allegations that have been levelled against us. We ask that the suggestions in our Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report be examined one by one, and our progress examined.”
When queried about the stand taken by India, and the possibility of its leaning in favour of Sri Lanka, despite having previously said that it would vote against the island nation, the minister said, “If there is a change in their stance on the matter of the vote, then it must be due to the effectiveness of government representative, Mahinda Samarasinghe’s methods of conveying the Sri Lankan message in Geneva.”
Meanwhile, commenting on the recent spate of anti-Sri Lankan activities in India, especially the attack on the Mihin Lanka premises on 6 March, he said, “It is to be expected when doing business in another country, but we are continuing discussions about this matter, because it is abundantly clear that political motives are behind these incidents.”
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Posted by Thavam
