{"id":66484,"date":"2019-11-25T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=66484"},"modified":"2019-11-25T19:39:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T00:39:39","slug":"us-initiated-un-human-rights-council-30-1-resolution-on-sri-lanka-that-was-co-sponsored-by-previous-govt-will-be-reviewed-as-matter-of-irgent-priority-by-the-gotabaya-govt-says-foreign-minister-din","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=66484","title":{"rendered":"US initiated UN Human Rights Council 30\/1 Resolution on Sri Lanka that   was Co-sponsored by  Previous Govt will be Reviewed as Matter of Urgent Priority by the Gotabaya Govt says Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Indicating that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution was a priority for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s administration, Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday said the key agreement would soon be revisited.   <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking after formally assuming duties, Gunawardena said that they were focused on \u201crevisiting\u201d agreements signed under the previous Government.<\/p>\n<p> He also noted that they would work to stabilise the nation\u2019s political and economic climate. <\/p>\n<p><!--more-\n\n\n\nGunawardena added that a top priority of President Rajapaksa\u2019s administration was to ensure national security. \n\nThe Minister recalled that the President\u2019s election manifesto made it clear that any foreign agreements that had a negative impact on Sri Lanka\u2019s national security, sovereignty and integrity would be reviewed. \n\nThe Foreign Minister emphasised that many controversial foreign agreements would also be reviewed, including the 2015 United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution 30\/1, promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, which was co-sponsored by Sri Lanka. \n\nCommenting on Sri Lanka\u2019s commitments to UN peacekeeping duties, the Minister said that the Sri Lankan Government had made representations to the UN and was ready for a constructive dialogue on the matter.\n\n\u201cThat will be one key issue [Resolution 30\/1]. I think in Geneva it had become a debatable issue, even by the last Government. In the beginning they had a different position, but later on they had highlighted some of the critical areas where objections had been continuously raised,\u201d he said, pointing out that it was a priority of the Rajapaksa administration.  \n\nGunawardena pointed out that the Foreign Affairs Ministry would be providing the President and the Cabinet with the full details of the said agreements and supplying them with expert opinions in order for them to decide the best way forward. President Rajapaksa had commented on the resolution in the lead-up to the election, calling it illegal.\n\nGunawardena, flanked by fellow parliamentarians including Sarath Amunugama and Bandula Gunwardana, as well as senior ministry officials, obtained the blessings of religious leaders prior to assuming office. Senior diplomats and ministry officials were also present at the ceremony. \n\n<em>Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton66484\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D66484&amp;text=US%20initiated%20UN%20Human%20Rights%20Council%2030%2F1%20Resolution%20on%20Sri%20Lanka%20that%20%20%20was%20Co-sponsored%20by%20%20Previous%20Govt...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indicating that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution was a priority for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s administration, Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday said the key agreement would soon be revisited. Speaking after formally assuming duties, Gunawardena said that they were focused on \u201crevisiting\u201d agreements signed under the previous Government. He also noted that &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=66484\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;US initiated UN Human Rights Council 30\/1 Resolution on Sri Lanka that   was Co-sponsored by  Previous Govt will be Reviewed as Matter of Urgent Priority by the Gotabaya Govt says Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena&rsquo; &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66484"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66486,"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66484\/revisions\/66486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}