Sri Lanka outraged over purported US email
Sri Lanka expressed outrage over an email purportedly sent to member states of the human rights council by the U.S Mission in Geneva seeking support for a resolution on Sri Lanka.
The External Affairs Ministry quoted Tamara Kunanayakam, the Sri Lankan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva as saying that the email dated 21st February, purporting to have originated from the Mission of the United States to the United Nations and other International Organisations at Geneva, was signed by one Miriam Shahrzard Schive.
“This e-mail creates the impression that diplomatic officials of the U.S. have been in close contact with the Government of Sri Lanka, as well as this Mission, to work, collaboratively on issues of accountability (in Sri Lanka) and the implementation of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission’s Report. It goes on to express the hope that the Sri Lankan Government will work with us on this Resolution. It obliquely canvasses the position of a co-sponsorship of a Resolution and conveys a false impression that Sri Lanka is working with the United States on this Resolution,” the External Affairs Ministry said.
The External Affairs Ministry insisted that that at no time has the Sri Lankan government or it’s Mission in Geneva, ever worked with representatives of the United States on any Resolution on whatsoever.
“It is inaccurate and misleading to seek to create such an impression that Sri Lanka was consulted, has cooperated or in any other manner been part of such a process. Indeed, Sri Lanka has started on the implementation of the recommendations of the LLRC, among other initiatives to secure peace, prosperity and reconciliation for our people, in the aftermath of the thirty year conflict against separatist terrorism,” the External Affairs Ministry statement said.
Sri Lanka says it has consistently maintained that it is unnecessary, unhelpful and counterproductive to bring any resolution concerning this matter barely two months after the publication of a report by a commission appointed by the Sri Lankan President known as the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission and more particularly in the context of implementation of its recommendations.
“We have continued to openly and comprehensively brief the international community in Geneva and elsewhere of all recent developments in this regard. Moreover we plan to inform the Council and its Membership of the current position as to all relevant matters during the forthcoming session of the Council – a practice that we will continue in the future,” the External Affairs Ministry said.
Sri Lanka says it is unfortunate that such an “unethical distortion” of the true position has been resorted to by interested parties who can only be pursuing some parallel agenda, seeking to achieve some collateral gain, given Sri Lanka’s commitment to engage constructively with its partners, its forthrightness in discussing issues pertaining to post conflict recovery and the realization of positive developments within its territory relating to reconciliation and development.
“Methinks the lady doth protest too much!” as Shakespeare said.
This is nothing but the charade that the Sri Lankan community and the “international community” continues to act out, huffing and puffing at each other while the real issues are not looked at!
Wow,what an insult to the sinking lanka; G.L ,Kumaranake(thero) and all the pakse Clan should spit in the air in unison.
English speaking Srilankans have it wrong.West is governed by greed and manipulation, not rational behavior. They dislike and disrespect submissive ones.
India would have been reconquered unless for the nukes they posses.
They got Kadafi deeived and got him to scrap his nuclear program and killed him like a dog.
Plan is to craete missery , chaos and reconquer.
What a storm in a Tea Cup.? So what,? the lady says we did not collabarate with the U.S. re this motion to be placed before the UNHRC. This lady is calling fowl
before even the first ball is bowled in cricket lingo. Stop petty fogging lady Try and cooperate and not antagonize member nations.., We need their votes.
It is imperative that UN members participating in deliberations to investigate human rights violations in Sri Lanka, must realise and take effective action against the LTTE terrorists in Canada, US, UK, EU and other places. These LTTE rump must be investigated for war crimes committed for over 40 years.
How can murderous, ruthless demonic terrorists, investigate an army who crushed a ruthless terrorist organisation backed by the west? Members must also know that Navi Pillai is a TAmil who support the LTTE terrorists. Banki Moon must sack her and appoint an impartial person to take her position. The hidden agenda by those who want outside investigation of Sri Lanka is, their dream of separation or the lost cause of eelam.fought by the terrorists. It is sad to note the blood money collected by the LTTE terrorists is used to bribe the BBC and other media, western politicians for their votes and all those who want to make a fast buck by whatever means.
Please dear lady Ambassador dont tear your hair and get all hecked up about this so called Outrage . So if you did not co sponsor the resolution along with the U.S so be it.. It is going to be presented anyway and you can do nothing about it.. Small fish like us get swallowd by big fish, that is the way. Better not throw our weight around ,we can be badly mauled.
Diplomacy is just a joke. Free press is for thirdworld, such doesn’t exist in US,Uk.
No third party is ever allowed in any Presidential debates ,no air time given. To run for office one needs billions. Saudis supposedly payed the bill for Obama.
Nobody respects weaklings .
…an elected government should follow local and international laws..but not by so called terroists…the problem here is an elected government violated rules and masscared Tamils..unfortunately modayas cant understand this…
when the west conquered and anhiliated all the native peoples of North America and Australia they called them savages. Now their game remains the same, slogan has changed to human rights. They destabilize other countries and create chaos around the world. In SriLanka they want general Fonseka out and then create chaos. They ignore atrocities in Turkey.
They love nobody, no tamils ,or Sinhalese or Fonseka or TNA.
Nobody loves anybody. Chinese love themselove themselves , Indians , US, Uk the same.
Game is simple you create chaos kill and loot.
Stability matters more than anything, a tree with a strong root system can weather a strong storm.
In the USA , Bush basically rigged the election, but average American couldn’t protest.
They love stability more than anybody, yet they create chaos around the world.
Srilankans from Fonseka to JVPers to TNA need to know that .
No more tamils or sinhalese need to die for the west to subjugate us more.
They don’t consider us their equals.
However much Ranil thinks he was is american , even yanki Dicky was betrayed.
JRJ averted a direct Indian invasion sanctioned by Reagan.
Better yet Premadasa could kick the IPKF with LTTE support.
Nobody loves Srilankans .
Srilankans need to preserve their hard earned peace forgeting revenge and petty differences.
It is a critical moment, they have decided to reconquer many excolonies among them is Srilanka.
Human rights a false pretext.
They don’t love or care . 30 years of carnage was ignored.
Now throttling the country with oil supply and threats of getting the President to go infront of a kangaroo court .
All these is to create chaos .
Ranil , Fonseka and all need to be Srilankans and help the nation move forward.
They have no eternal friends, they will use Fonseka, TNA anybody as needed and discard them.