While speaking with the Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) emphasized the need to push for accountability in Sri Lanka.
On 11 September USAID Administrator, Samantha Power, sat down with representatives of opposition parties in Sri Lanka to discuss Sri Lankan governance.
Power tweeted that opposition leaders and representatives “shared their views on how the government must enact long overdue reforms to protect human rights and govern with transparency and accountability”
Leaders and representatives of opposition parties in Sri Lanka shared their views on how the government must enact long overdue reforms to protect human rights and govern with transparency and accountability. Grateful for their perspectives. pic.twitter.com/v4yyeGRMva
— Samantha Power (@PowerUSAID) September 11, 2022
During the meeting, TNA MP M.A Sumanthiran advised Power “that accountability must be pursued at the UNHRC and elsewhere.”
Good discussion along with other opposition party leaders. I brought to her attention that #accountability must be pursued at #UNHRC and elsewhere. We reiterated our position that fresh mandate from the people is necessary for a legitimate gov in SL to deal with #economic_crisis https://t.co/yVXDRBzGsf
— M A Sumanthiran (@MASumanthiran) September 12, 2022
Sumanthiran also said that during the meeting it was reiterated that a “fresh mandate from the people is necessary for a legitimate government in Sri Lanka to deal with economic crisis.”
During her brief visit to the island, Power announced $40 million in aid to support struggling Sri Lankan farmers. Power emphasized that “economic prosperity is inextricably linked to human rights and accountable governance.”
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