Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a statement that the resolution passed on Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council today, mandating an international investigation, is not the best way forward.
In a statement released today, Bishop said that the resolution failed to recognise the significant progress Sri Lanka has made in the North-East of the island.
“I am not convinced that the resolution's call for a separate, internationally-led investigation, without the co-operation of the Sri Lankan government, is the best way forward at this time," she said.
"We should recognise the brutality of the LTTE, a prescribed terrorist organisation, during the 30-year civil war from which the country is struggling to emerge,
"I urge the Sri Lankan government to implement the recommendations of its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, and to engage with domestic and international stakeholders to advance an effective and transparent reconciliation agenda," she added.
Find full coverage of the UNHRC vote and reactions to the resolution mandating the OHCHR to undertake an inquiry here.