British minister discuses UN resolution with Sri Lanka

The UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera in New York today, to discuss implementation of a UN resolution calling for an internationalised accountability mechanism.

Good meeting with @MangalaLK and discussion of #SriLanka commitment to UNHRC Resolution 30/01 at #UNGA

— Alok Sharma MP (@AlokSharma_RDG) September 22, 2016

Alok Sharma met with Mr Samaraweera at the side-lines of the UN General Assembly in New York and said he had a “good meeting” regarding Sri Lanka’s “commitment to UNHRC resolution”.

Mr Sharma at a reception hosted by the British Tamil Conservatives at the Castle Fine Art Gallery in Birmingham in 2014, where he backed calls for justice for the Tamil people.

 

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