By Santhush Fernando | Asian Tribune
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United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, has praised President Mahinda Rajapaska for his flexibility shown in resolving the issue of the visit of United Nation Expert Panel on Sri Lanka.
In response to the UN Panel visiting Sri Lanka to meet the LLRC, the government said today that any requests made by the UN will be considered.
“ If a formal request is made by the UN Panel to visit Sri Lanka, the government will consider it”, External Affairs Ministry Public Communication Director General Bandula Jayasekara yesterday told the media.
Less than a month before its report on Sri Lanka is due, United Nations’ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Panel of Experts “is now able to visit Sri Lanka and meet with the Commission on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation,” Moon told media on Friday.
The UN Panel of Experts was appointed by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sri Lanka to look into alleged violations of international law during the war, although no such probe has been launched by the UN over the atrocities committed by United States and its allies in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Yesterday it was announced that the deadline for the submission of evidence to the Panel will be extended.
While dodging question posed by US media of whether he will make public his Panel's report, due on January 15, Ban praised “the flexibility of President Mahinda Rajapaska on this issue.”
But the Panel, Ban says, will travel to Sri Lanka, if only to speak with the Sri Lanka Government’s Commission on reconciliation - LLRC.
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