G.L. Pieris raises concerns with Butenis over Wiki Leaks cables
December 21, 2010 04:34 pm
External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris invited US Ambassador Petricia Butenis for a meeting today (December 21) to discuss the controversial Wikileaks cables regarding Sri Lanka.
The meeting took place in the context of news reports that several United States Senators and Members of Congress had addressed a letter concerning Sri Lanka to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 10
The Minister discussed the matter of the US Embassy communications put out into the public domain by the Wikileaks website. Prof. Peiris reiterated the stated position of his Ministry that Sri Lanka does not condone the act of putting in the public domain in an illegal manner, privileged and confidential information. He said that he is constrained however to point out that the purported cables do contain glaring instances of allegations totally unwarranted by the ground reality, being conveyed to Washington.