INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ahead of the vote on the new UN resolution on Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry says it is difficult to compete with powerful nations in
the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).However, whatever the vote result Sri Lanka will stand firm against the new UNHRC resolution, he said
speaking to the media from Geneva.He said Sri Lanka would oppose the proposed UN resolution for accountability that would also include
draft resolution, which is to be put to vote on October 7 at the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), is to additionally call for accountability on
on progress in reconciliation and accountability, and on the human rights impact of the economic crisis and corruption.It also talks to
present oral updates to the Human Rights Council at its 53rd sessions (June-July 2023) and 55th sessions (February-March 2025), and a
written update at its 54th sessions (September-October 2024) followed with a comprehensive report that includes further options for
advancing accountability at its 57th session (September-October 2025).Sabry said the UNHRC lacked expertise to determine economic
affairs.Asked if Sri Lanka was tolerant of international mediation on resolving the economic crisis while opposing international mechanisms
on human rights protection, Sabry said the island was having friendly cooperation on its economic recovery when the countries, mostly the
West, tended to interfere in the human rights front.He said the core group of countries led by the US, UK and others are being heavily
mechanisms set up already such as the office of missing persons, office of reparations and action initiated to repeal the Prevention of
said the truth seeking mechanism which is to be set up soon would enable anyone to complain against the troops for any wrong doings.He said
Sri Lanka defeating the resolution was remote as some of the countries who had previously been members of the UNHRC to support Sri Lanka
sponsored by the Core Group on Sri Lanka including the UK, US, Germany, Canada, Malawi, Montenegro and North Macedonia.It has now been
signed also by Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia,
reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, will be voted this week at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.--With
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