Sri Lanka thanks countries for support at UNHRC
March 24, 2017 03:40 pm
The Government of Sri Lanka has extended its appreciation to all the countries that extended support to Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council yesterday, for the adoption of Resolution A/HRC/34/1 titled ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’, by consensus.
“We deeply appreciate the understanding shown by all, and support for Sri Lanka’s processes for promoting reconciliation, justice, and human rights, towards enduring peace and prosperity for all Sri Lankans,” a statement said.
It said that the international community took an “important step” yesterday in the UN Human Rights Council to help Sri Lanka’s journey in this direction by extending the timeline of Resolution 30/1 co-sponsored by Sri Lanka in 2015, by two years.
“We thank all countries for placing their faith in the Government and people of Sri Lanka, and for walking with us, as we strive to establish Sri Lankan Government—led processes with international assistance, engagement and support for the benefit of all our citizens, without discrimination,” the Department of Government Information said.
The government said that while it looks to the continued support of all countries and the UN system in this progressive journey towards reconciliation, strengthening democracy, good governance, rule of law and achieving durable peace and economic prosperity for all in our country, they are especially appreciative of the countries that co-sponsored Resolution 34/1, namely, United States of America, United Kingdom, Macedonia, Montenegro, Canada, Israel, Australia, Japan, Norway, Germany, Republic of Korea, Lichtenstein, Slovakia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Albania, Belgium, Ireland, Indonesia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, France, Lithuania, Slovenia, Poland, Portugal, Ivory Coast, Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia, Sweden, Romania, Finland, Malta ,Georgia, Netherlands, Spain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Austria, Denmark, Italy, Estonia.
