‘Core group’ meets for talks on draft resolution on Lanka

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By Dharisha Bastians

The ‘core group’ of sponsors of the draft resolution on Sri Lanka to be tabled at the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council met last evening for initial consultations on the language of the draft, Daily FT learns.

The United States, United Kingdom, Macedonia and Montenegro are in the core group that will lead the drafting process. A basic draft, comprising broad areas that will be addressed in the resolution taking shape has already been provided to the Government of Sri Lanka, Daily FT learns.

The first informal session on the US sponsored draft resolution on Sri Lanka will be held at the Palais des Nations on Monday (21). During the informal session, country delegations, will engage in an exchange of views on the language of the draft.