The Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, speaking at a ceremony at the Sri Lankan High Commission, reiterated the Australian government’s support for Sri Lanka’s reconciliation progress since the end of the armed conflict with the LTTE and commended Sri Lanka’s ‘political will and commitment’ to the process.
Drawing upon an Australian parliamentary delegation visit to Sri Lanka, she said,
“Yes you can criticise, yes you can judge but you must also recognise that much has been achieved in resettlement and reconstruction.”“The path for reconciliation will be long, but with the political will and commitment that we saw during our time in Sri Lanka, I believe that the future will be bright.”
The Australian Foreign Ministry stance comes despite a recently passed Australian Senate resolution calling for an international investigation into crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka
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