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India against sending UN probe team to Sri Lanka - Yahoo News India
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Government has reiterated that it is against sending an United Nations investigation team to Sri Lanka to probe human rights violations allegedly committed by the Sri Lankan security forces during the decades-long war.
The previous UPA Government of India abstained from voting on the UN resolution adopted in March this year at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva mandating the investigation to be led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
India voted against the specific paragraph of the resolution, Operative Paragraph 10 that called for sending an international team to Sri Lanka, reports the Colombopage.
During the discussions held between India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Sri Lankan counterpart Minister G. L. Peiris in New Delhi recently, Swaraj had told Prof. Peiris that there is no change in India's position on the issue.
Speaking at a media briefing following the meeting, India's External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin recalled that India abstained on the resolution and also voted against the specific paragraph that wanted to send a team to the island."Our views are pretty clear on this.
"This is not about a country specific issue; this is a matter of principle that we have always held," Akbaruddin had told the reporters then. (ANI)
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But down south.. It's still a tragicomedy..
Vaiko urges Modi to ensure well-being of Tamils in Sri Lanka | Business Standard News
Deploring the status of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka, NDA constituent MDMK today urged the Modi Government to take 'appropriate steps' to ensure their well-being and opposed deepening commercial and economic relations between Indiaand Sri Lanka.
Party founder Vaiko in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs had reportedly justified India abstaining from voting on a Lanka specific motion at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year on a Lanka specific motion.
He asked if it was the official stand of the NDA government to "endorse the attitude of betrayal of Tamils committed by the previous UPA Government in the human rights council meeting."
Vaiko said the UPA government had provided 'logistic military support' to Sri Lanka in the last leg of civil war between that army and rebel LTTE which witnessed heavy Tamil civilian casualty.
The NDA regime headed by A B Vajpayee had taken the 'commendable decision' of not providing any military support to Sri Lanka, he said, adding, there were reports that India was now planning to impart military training to Sri Lankan personnel in the country.
Vaiko recalled Tamil Nadu Assembly's adoption of unanimous resolution to impose economic sanctions against Sri Lanka.
"But, adding insult to the injury, news have appeared that commercial and economic relationship between the two countries (are) to be enhanced and one of the largest apparel companies of Sri Lanka is going to invest one billion US dollars in SEZ at Visakhapatnam," he said in the letter.
Situation of Tamils in north and eastern Sri Lanka was 'worsening' as the army had taken control of civilian areas which were being turned into Sinhala settlements even as Tamil men and women were facing many other difficulties, he said.
"With all sincerity and good intention, I have placed this representation for your kind consideration and I would request you to take appropriate steps to erase the tears of Tamils," he said.
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): The Indian Government has reiterated that it is against sending an United Nations investigation team to Sri Lanka to probe human rights violations allegedly committed by the Sri Lankan security forces during the decades-long war.
The previous UPA Government of India abstained from voting on the UN resolution adopted in March this year at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva mandating the investigation to be led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
India voted against the specific paragraph of the resolution, Operative Paragraph 10 that called for sending an international team to Sri Lanka, reports the Colombopage.
During the discussions held between India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Sri Lankan counterpart Minister G. L. Peiris in New Delhi recently, Swaraj had told Prof. Peiris that there is no change in India's position on the issue.
Speaking at a media briefing following the meeting, India's External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin recalled that India abstained on the resolution and also voted against the specific paragraph that wanted to send a team to the island."Our views are pretty clear on this.
"This is not about a country specific issue; this is a matter of principle that we have always held," Akbaruddin had told the reporters then. (ANI)
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But down south.. It's still a tragicomedy..
Vaiko urges Modi to ensure well-being of Tamils in Sri Lanka | Business Standard News
Deploring the status of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka, NDA constituent MDMK today urged the Modi Government to take 'appropriate steps' to ensure their well-being and opposed deepening commercial and economic relations between Indiaand Sri Lanka.
Party founder Vaiko in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs had reportedly justified India abstaining from voting on a Lanka specific motion at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year on a Lanka specific motion.
He asked if it was the official stand of the NDA government to "endorse the attitude of betrayal of Tamils committed by the previous UPA Government in the human rights council meeting."
Vaiko said the UPA government had provided 'logistic military support' to Sri Lanka in the last leg of civil war between that army and rebel LTTE which witnessed heavy Tamil civilian casualty.
The NDA regime headed by A B Vajpayee had taken the 'commendable decision' of not providing any military support to Sri Lanka, he said, adding, there were reports that India was now planning to impart military training to Sri Lankan personnel in the country.
Vaiko recalled Tamil Nadu Assembly's adoption of unanimous resolution to impose economic sanctions against Sri Lanka.
"But, adding insult to the injury, news have appeared that commercial and economic relationship between the two countries (are) to be enhanced and one of the largest apparel companies of Sri Lanka is going to invest one billion US dollars in SEZ at Visakhapatnam," he said in the letter.
Situation of Tamils in north and eastern Sri Lanka was 'worsening' as the army had taken control of civilian areas which were being turned into Sinhala settlements even as Tamil men and women were facing many other difficulties, he said.
"With all sincerity and good intention, I have placed this representation for your kind consideration and I would request you to take appropriate steps to erase the tears of Tamils," he said.
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