Govt. will ensure domestic and international obligations when dealing with UN protests
July 7, 2010 07:45 am
The Government of Sri Lanka dealt with the protest outside the UN complex in Colombo yesterday, in compliance with both domestic as well as international obligations, the Government Information Dept. said in a statement.
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The Government of Sri Lanka dealt with the protest outside the UN complex in
The Government was also absolutely mindful of its international obligations
and so the Police authorities deployed adequate strength and remained vigilant,
to ensure the safety of the UN complex and of the personnel within it. At the
end of the working day, the Police authorities provided reassurance to those
within, that they could freely leave their work place. Once the bulk of the
staff had left, a few senior personnel remained within the complex. Those
demonstrating had expressed the wish that they should be able to speak to a
person in authority in the UN office, in order to convey their deeply felt
reservations against the appointment of a Panel on
The Government of Sri Lanka expects that the UN complex in