UN hopes Sri Lanka follows pledges

The spokesperson to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon acknowledged there were "issues" between the international community and Sri Lanka on ensuring accountability.

Asked to comment on the Sri Lankan president's recent refusal to allow foreign judges in any judicial mechanism to look at mass atrocities committed against the Tamil people in 2009, the spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said,

“I haven't seen those exact comments.  There are issues between the international community and Sri Lanka and agreements to ensure accountability.  And we hope those are followed."

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