The
government said it rejected the resolution brought against the country
at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva last month
and there has been no change in the government's stance on the proposal
since its inception.
Clarifying the government's stance on the resolution in response to a
query by the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe,l External Affairs
Minister Professor G. L. Peiris said the government has no need to
conduct further discussions in this regard.
The
Minister added that the government has by now implemented many
recommendations of the LLRC report and only a handful of proposals
remain to be implemented.
The Sri
Lankan government has expressed strong opposition against the United
States sponsored UN resolution 22/1 on Promoting Reconciliation and
Accountability in Sri Lanka. The resolution is based on the Resolution
19/2 of 2012 which was not recognized by Sri Lanka.
The
resolution while welcoming and acknowledging the progress made by the
Sri Lankan government in rebuilding infrastructure, demining, and
resettling the majority of internally displaced persons, notes that
considerable work lies ahead in the areas of justice, reconciliation and
the resumption of livelihoods.
The
government says that although a considerable progress has made in
implementing most of the LLRC recommendations, it needs the time and
space as well as resources to implement all the constructive
recommendations.
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