Foreign Secretary Admiral (Retired) Jayanath Colombage says he expects India to stand by and vote in favour of Sri Lanka ahead of next week’s UNHRC sessions on the island nation’s rights and accountability record. Foreign Secretary pointed out that the support shown at the Interactive Dialogue does not ensure votes in favour of Sri Lanka at the upcoming UNHRC sessions. in addition, India stressed on full implementation of the 13th amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, which devolves powers to the provinces. We expect India to stand by Sri Lanka. We did not visit [Pakistan] to garner OIC votes at UNHRC neither were we influenced by Imran Khan’s visit.

Source: The Nation March 02, 2021 07:52 UTC