Sri Lanka hopeful of Indian backing at UNHRC; DMK says no
Wednesday March 13, 2013 08:34:23 PM,
IANS
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Colombo: Sri Lanka
Wednesday said it was hopeful of India's support against a
US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The DMK however again asked the
Indian government to support a US-sponsored resolution at a UN
body attacking Sri Lanka's human rights record.
Foreign Secretary Karunatillaka Amunugama told Xinhua that India
was likely to take a decision at the very last minute when the
final document is presented.
"Of course we will remain hopeful that India will back us. Even we
are waiting to see what their response is," Amunugama said.
India earlier this month stated that it had not yet taken a stand
on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka and that New
Delhi was carefully monitoring the developments in Geneva.
The Sri Lankan government will Friday give its official response
to the US resolution when Minister Mahinda Samarasingha addresses
the council.
Sri Lanka last week vehemently rejected the new resolution saying
it was "substantive, intrusive and political in nature".
The government had appointed a committee to study and make
recommendations on the draft resolution on Sri Lanka that has been
tabled by the US in Geneva.
Sri Lanka is facing widespread human rights abuses related to the
war that crushed the Tamil Tigers in May 2009.
Critics have accused the Sri Lankan military of killing a large
number of Tamil civilians, an allegation Colombo denies.
DMK say no
The DMK Wednesday again asked the
Indian government to support a US-sponsored resolution at a UN
body attacking Sri Lanka's human rights record.
New Delhi should throw its weight behind the resolution introduced
at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as it was backed by 30
other countries, DMK president M. Karunanidhi said.
He accused "some people" of trying to muddle the waters by
criticizing the resolution.
Referring to Sri Lanka's rejection of India's suggestion to have a
dialogue with the US, Karunanidhi wondered how New Delhi believed
Colombo would accept the idea.
Karunanidhi said it was distressing to hear India calling Sri
Lanka a friendly nation even after it "insulted" leaders like
Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi.
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