Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated again that his government will “never surrender itself to any country,” in a speech delivered on Monday.
Speaking at the 32nd Conference of the Chief Ministers in Hikkaduwa, Mr Sirisena told the audience:
“Let me assure that the government will never surrender itself to any country”.
His comments come just days after the president made similar remarks at the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) convention at the weekend.
The Sri Lankan president has been steadfast in his rejection of international involvement in an accountability mechanism for wartime atrocities, despite his government agreeing to a UN resolution which mandated foreign judges and prosecutors in September.