{"id":75224,"date":"2018-03-01T14:41:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T21:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=75224"},"modified":"2018-03-01T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T21:41:39","slug":"rajithas-faux-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2018\/03\/01\/rajithas-faux-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"RAJITHA\u2019S faux pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

RANJITH SOYSA<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

We read the sensational , yet the unbelievable statement of Yahapalnaya Minister and the Cabinet spokesman (!!!), Rajitha Senaratne that this government had not co-sponsored Geneva Resolution 30\/1 (Island 1 March) .Given below is an extract from US State Department \u00a0website in which then Secretary of State ,USA praised Sri Lanka for co-sponsoring the resolution for truth ,justice, reparation, transitional justice etc<\/p>\n

Will the minister issue a confirmation advising the cynical public\u00a0that US Secretary Kerry’s statement\u00a0 was in fact a fiddle.de.dee.?<\/p>\n

Statement by Secretary Kerry: Resolution on Sri Lanka at the 30th Session of the UN Human Rights Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Today the United States, Sri Lanka, and our partners tabled a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that represents a landmark shared recognition of the critical importance of truth, justice, reparations, and guarantees of non-recurrence in promoting reconciliation and ensuring an enduring peace and prosperity for all Sri Lankans.The Sri Lankan government\u2019s decision to join as a co-sponsor paves the way for all of us to work together to deliver the commitments reflected in the resolution.<\/p>\n

In the past year, the Sri Lankan people have twice voted to put Sri Lanka on the path to peace and turned their country away from a divisive approach that for too long sapped Sri Lanka\u2019s strength.\u00a0 This resolution demonstrates our support for Sri Lanka as it takes courageous steps to strengthen its democracy and restore civil liberties for all Sri Lankans, while also addressing the painful experiences of the past to ensure they never recur.<\/p>\n

This resolution marks an important step toward a credible transitional justice process, owned by Sri Lankans and with the support and involvement of the international community.\u00a0 The resolution will help families of the missing find answers about their loved ones.\u00a0 And it lays out a path to provide truth, justice, reparation, and guarantees of non-recurrence that the Sri Lankan people deserve while safeguarding the reputation of those, including within the military, who conducted themselves with honor and professionalism. As I promised in Colombo earlier this year, the United States will remain steadfast in our commitment to walk with Sri Lanka as it takes these important but challenging steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report of Rajitha Senaratne reminds one of\u00a0Bernard Shaw who said “He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career”\\\\<\/p>\n

RANJITH SOYSA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RANJITH SOYSA We read the sensational , yet the unbelievable statement of Yahapalnaya Minister and the Cabinet spokesman (!!!), Rajitha Senaratne that this government had not co-sponsored Geneva Resolution 30\/1 (Island 1 March) .Given below is an extract from US State Department \u00a0website in which then Secretary of State ,USA praised Sri Lanka for co-sponsoring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}