Justice eludes Sri Lanka’s Tamils
On October 6, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka with 20 countries voting in favour, 20 against and seven abstaining.
On October 6, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka with 20 countries voting in favour, 20 against and seven abstaining.
More than 25 tons of drugs and medical supplies which were donated by the government and people of India during the last two months are valued at close to SLR 370 million.
Meanwhile, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has has urged the opposition to form an all-party government, but the latter has refused to do so until he steps down.
He urged the people to keep in mind that he is behind every step taken to recover the country from this crisis, Colombo Page reported.
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office said the Chinese Premier made this comment in a phone conversation with Rajapaksa on Friday.
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had flown to Colombo in November for the trilateral discussion on maritime cooperation and security with Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
'An opportunity has come to begin a new chapter in India-Sri Lanka ties after your party's electoral victory. People from both the countries are looking at us with new hope and expectations,' PM Modi said to Rajapaksa.
Mahinda Rajapaksa previously served as the president for nearly a decade from 2005 to 2015.
Prime Minister commended the government and the electoral institutions of Sri Lanka for effectively organising the elections despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabaya, who won a presidential election in November, need a two-thirds 'super majority' to carry out promised constitutional changes.
