SL To Respond To Visit Request By Pillay
By Dinouk Colombage
The External Affairs Ministry is to respond this week to the request by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to send a delegation to the country.
External Affairs Ministry Secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama said that the ministry had not yet responded to the request made by the UN human rights chief.
He said that they were awaiting the return of Minister G.L. Peiris, who was overseas last week, to respond. “We have the request in our possession and will be responding to it this week,” he said.
The request made by Pillay’s office asked that Sri Lanka allow a UN delegation to visit the country in July and produce an assessment of the situation on the ground. The request was originally given to Sri Lanka on May 18.
Pillay first expressed interest in visiting Sri Lanka back in March this year, during the 19th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Pillay had in March explained that she had received an invitation to visit Sri Lanka the previous month (February) but had not yet fixed a date.
She did add at that point that prior to her visit to Sri Lanka she would be sending a delegation from her office.
Why bother. It would be just a waist of time for all concerned. Pillai must already be having the blue print for the report after this visit. The only blanks to fill could be the dates and the locations visited.
Pillay is not allowed in Sri-Lanka according to a few Cabinet Ministers of the GOSL. No Visas will be granted
Don’t let this rubbish Indian origin tamil favouring woman into Sri Lanka, she is the agent of criminal zionists and evagelicals li
Hon Navin Pillay should review the newly released tapes of mass murders of Eelam Tamils by the thugs of the failed state of sinking lanka and the pakse thugs.
, before deciding on the trip there.
This woman is full of nonsense. Very biased and anti Sri Lankan right from the start. These are the throwaways of inept administrative system-staff enjoying plum jobs awarded to those with best brown noses in the UN. They can’t even find useful employment in their original countries. I don’t know, what is the contribution this individual has ever made to solving world problems. But surely, she enjoys globetrotting at others expense.
The delegation should be welcomed provided, Ms Navi Pillay, is also included. A greater degree of mutual respect is necessary from both sides.
Come Pillay come………………..
What is this sudden provocation ? have not the diaspora paid you or was it due to a short payment.
Pillay is runnig her last lap after criticizing the Droan attacks of US. We should buy time.
Why wait for GLP ask G.R.