Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva at the UN
Posted on March 2nd, 2012

Asoka Weerasinghe (a Sri Lankan-Canadian) Kings Grove Crescent . GloucesterƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Canada

29 February 2012

Ambassador Zeid RaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan;ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Ambassador Henry Anyidoho of Ghana;ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Ambassador Ellen Loj of Liberia; Ambassador Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz of Brazil; Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen of Bangladesh;ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Ambassador Maged Abdelaziz of Egypt; Ambassador Hardeep Sing Puri of India; Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon of Pakistan; Ambassador Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor of Nigeria; Ambassador Jun Yamazaki of Japan; Ambassador Jean-Marie Guehenno of France; Ambassador James Dobbins of the US; Ambassador Paul Johnston of the UK; ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela of Uruguay; Ambassador Hans-Joachim Daerr of Germany; Ambassador Kamau of Kenya; Ambassador Shavendra Silva of Sri Lanka; Ambassador Andrii Taran of Ukraine; Ambassador Patrick Nash of Ireland.

Dear Ambassadors:

Re: Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva of Sri Lanka

It is with respect to you as eminent persons representing your countries that I am taking the liberty to address you with reference to another eminent person, a colleague of yours, Ambassador Maj.General Shavendra Silva who is representing his country, Sri Lanka, with honour and pride.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  As you are aware he has been pushed around, ignored, not being informed of the venues of your gatherings, nor being provided relevant procedural, information ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ and proceedingsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  packages to help him to ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ inform himself to be an effective participant in the deliberations of the Asian Group.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  All this has been done by the Chair of the UN Advisory Group, Madam Louise Frechette of Canada.

As a concerned Sri Lankan-Canadian citizen of the world community, I am aware that Madam Frechette has breached UN protocols and Codes of Conduct in these deliberate actions against Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva and in turn violated the dignity of his island nation and the peoples that he represents, scores of thousands of miles away, which I abhor.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  I am sure all you Ambassadors will agree with my sentiments if such belligerent acts are performed on you by the Chair, Madam Frechette, thus sullying the dignity of your country and your peoples and you too will be frothing for that humiliation. The question that goes begging is, if indeed Article 8 of the UN relating to the service of the staff clearly says that ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs,ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ then what indeed is Madam FrechetteƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s problem?

Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva was appointed as a member of the SAG in accordance with the GA resolution 65/289 and pursuant to the decision taken by the Group of Asia and the Pacific Small Island Developing States, now recognized as The Asia Group, and Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva was to represent the interest of the 57 members of this Group.

ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ If that was indeed the case, where did it go wrong for the belligerent conduct by the Chair, Madam Louise Frechette of Canada, to victimize Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva. If these acts by Madam Frechette are part of the agenda of the plate tectonicƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s model ( moving plates carrying continents when some plates disappear by subduction at convergent boundaries) of the New World Order of Western Imperialism of ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”whiteƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ countries such as the US, UK, Canada, France, Norway, Australia and New Zealand, wanting ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”regime changesƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ in oil rich middle-eastern and African and developing Asian countries that have refused to kowtow to their imperious demands, and intervened in the pretense of helping the people for a democratic change. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ These countries have now plunged into chaos as shown in countries of the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”Arab SpringƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ which after one year have turned out to be the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-Arabs Hell of Anguish.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  TheƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  local people are still fighting and still killing each other in these countries and the interveners are no where to be seen, gone home after creating chaos and destabilizing these countries, and feeding arms to their rioting supporters.

Sri Lanka, has no place for such intervention nor a ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”regime changeƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ which is been governed by a party and a President who were entrenched as the government by the popular voteƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  The whole world witnessed the tsunami of humanity which swept through the capital Colombo on Monday, 27 February, and in other major cities from the north to south, and east to west of the island, which was an historic gesture of solidarity against the bullying New World ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”We are Holier than ThouƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ Imperialists Order who keeps huffing and puffingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  against Sri Lanka at UN fora, which you all have witnessed.

This is the scenario that is emerging with such acts by Madam Frechette.

However, I also suspect that within the window-dressed exterior facade of ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”I am the Iron Lady, and I rule the UN as it is my grandmotherƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s estate, and I could do anything hereƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢, is a weak interior which explains for her knee-jerk reaction on the constant barrage of the Inner City Press on Ambassador Major General Shavendra Silva written by their Matthew Russell Lee. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I also suspect that the reports in the Inner City Press are the catalyst for this bullying by Madam Louise Frechette. ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I am sure you all know this character, a persistent and an excessive irritant in the halls of the UN who stands outside conference doors to throw one-liners at delegates exiting the conference rooms about Ambassador Major. General Shavendra Silva, which he will publish as head-liners within a few hours in the Inner City PressƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s next edition.

Here is what was said by Matthew Russell Lee in the February 24 edition of the Inner City Press

ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-UNITED NATIONS, February 24ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬‚Two days after Sri Lankan General Shavendra Silva was ruled ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-inappropriateƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ to participate as the Asia-Pacific GroupƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s representative on the UN Senior Advisory Group on Peacekeeping Operations, the Asia Group met Friday behind closed doors about the controversy.

For four weeks, Inner City Press has questioned the UN Secretariate of Ban ki-Moon and diplomats from Asian countries how they could accept Silva as adviser on peacekeeping, given how he appears in BanƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s own Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka, as commander of the 58th Division shelling hospitals and killing people trying to surrenderƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚¦ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚.

As you will agree, this guy creates and fuels controversy where there is none, and it looks like your Chair, Madam Louise Frechette, has difficulty to dismiss this particular controversy and humiliates Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva thus letting the Inner City Press drive their agendaƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  through her to humiliate and challenge Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra SilvaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ credibility.

Dear Ambassadors, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ my hunch is that at the end of this tussle, it would very likely come to a point when Madam Frechette might say to Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-It is either you go or I go, and if you donƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t I will resign from being the Chair of the UN Advisory Group.ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢

If it comes to that, it would be a win-win situation for all you Ambassadors and the peoples that you represent to have her resignation accepted and one of your senior Ambassadors accept Chairing the Asian Group and get on with the job that is expected of you ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ by ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ your peoples of 57 countries.

While I, with impassioned humility thank the Ambassadors who are with Sri LankaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva supporting his presence and probing and extracting his experience as a Peace Keeper who gave back 22 million of his people the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”¹…”right-to-lifeƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ by eliminating terrorism in his democratic country, ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ I am hoping that the others who are in doubt join the rest of the eminent person specialist in supporting Ambassador Maj.General Shavendra SilvaƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s presence who will no doubt contribute handsomely with ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ his vast experience in this field.

Sincerely

Asoka Weerasinghe (a Sri Lankan-Canadian)

3 Responses to “Ambassador Maj. General Shavendra Silva at the UN”

  1. Charles Says:

    If Mr. Weerasinghe could provide the email addresses of these Ambassadors there may be others who would like to write to them …on the issue.

  2. LankaLover Says:

    Great letter.. please share the contact details of these Ambassadors, so that the others also could write to them.

  3. Ben_silva Says:

    Asoka has mention Inner City Press, where UN officers get some info. Media does inaccurate reporting. One classic case is reporting by Judith Miller on WMD, wihich may have lead to Iraq invasion. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/4486750.stm
    Hope various Sri Lakan orgs complain about the high handed approach by this Women

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