GL, Hilary meeting on 18 May

Washington, DC: Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris will visit the United States in May to hold discussions with the US Secretary of State.

The spokesperson of the State Department Ms. Victoria Nuland said Monday that the Secretary will meet Minister Peiris on 18 May at the State Department.  The Secretary is expected to discuss with Minister Peiris the Sri Lankan Government’s plan to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).  The US tabled a resolutio.

When asked about Sri Lanka’s statement that it will not implement the UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, the Spokesperson said Sri Lanka has not taken any “concrete action” required for the accountability and reconciliation and the US is hoping Sri Lanka can move forward with the actions called by the resolution.  “As you know, the call in the Human Rights Council resolution was for the Sri Lankan Government to implement the recommendations of the LLRC. So that’s what we are all hoping Sri Lanka can move forward with.And to date, as you know, they have not taken concrete action required for accountability and reconciliation. So that’s what we are looking and hoping to see,” Nuland said.