US assures Wigneswaran on support for UNHRC resolution

31 Jul, 2018

The United States (US) has assured Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran of its continued support for the implementation of the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka.

Charg?s d’affaires at the US Embassy in Colombo,?Robert Hilton tweeted saying the commitments to the resolution?facilitate Sri Lanka?s expanded relationship with the US and many others nations.

“Assured Chief Minister Wigneswaran that the U.S. continues to support #SriLanka as it fulfills its commitments under #UNHRC Resolutions 30/1 (2015) and 34/1 (2017). These commitments facilitate Sri Lanka?s expanded relationship with the U.S. and many others nations,”?Hilton tweeted.

The assurance was given when?Robert Hilton met?Wigneswaran. (Colombo Gazette)

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