GMOA suspends strike following talks with Sagala Ratnayake

Mangala holds talks with Commonwealth chief

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera chaired the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Meeting held in New York yesterday (24). Foreign Ministers from across the Commonwealth attended the meeting.?He also held talks with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma.

25 Sep, 2015

Minister notes OHCHR report not legally binding

The Government today noted that the report on Sri Lanka by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is not legally binding and so will not have any adverse impact on the country. Government Minister and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said that in the past similar reports had been released and Sri Lanka has often responded by issuing its own report. He recalled that as a response to the Darusman Report, the Government under former President Mahind

24 Sep, 2015

Kerry says resolution on Lanka an important step

US Secretary of State John Kerry says the resolution on Sri Lanka submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) yesterday,?marks an important step toward a credible transitional justice process, owned by Sri Lankans and with the support and involvement of the international community. He said the resolution lays out a path to provide truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence that the Sri Lankan people deserve while safeguarding the reputation of those, including within the

25 Sep, 2015