Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in Parliament that Sri Lanka has consistently supported to safeguard the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and their right to an independent sovereign state based on the UN Security Council Resolutions. Sri Lanka extended its fullest support towards Palestinian’s application for admission as a full member in the United Nations proving that a friend in need is a friend indeed said Speaker Abeywardane. The Speaker further said that “Sri Lanka –Palestine Diplomatic relations run back to over four decades and the Embassy of the Palestinian Liberation Organization – PLO - was opened in Colombo on 01 st July 1975. At this meeting, Parliamentarian Dr. Suren Raghavan, was elected as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka- Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Organization. In addition, MP Weerasumana Weerasinghe, was elected as the Treasurer and MP G. G. Ponnambalam was elected as the Assistant Secretary.

Source: The Nation April 21, 2021 21:56 UTC