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Sri Lanka resolution unhelpful – Japan

A senior Japanese official has told media that the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka was unhelpful, reported the Colombo Gazette.

Speaking after meeting President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo, Japan’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara said that Japan will not accept “biased reports” by international organisations.

“We considered whether the Resolution on Sri Lanka moved in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva would help Sri Lanka. We decided it will not. That is why we abstained when the vote was taken.”

“We are not ready to accept biased reports prepared by international bodies. We are confident that Sri Lanka is capable of solving its problems one by one. What is needed is to engage the international community”, he said.

President Rajapaksa was delighted at the comments, urging Japan to spread this “truth”.

“Please tell this truth to rest of the world. Except for an international inquiry we are in the process of implementing all other demands made by sponsors of the Resolution”, Rajapaksa claimed.

“Japan is a close friend of ours. It is the biggest investor in Sri Lanka,” he added.

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