A motion on Sri Lanka, put forward by the SPD opposition parliamentary group, was rejected in parliament on Thursday, according to the Sri Lankan embassy in Berlin.
The motion called for more pressure by Germany on Sri Lanka, and encouraged it to play an active role in the current UN Human Rights Council session.
Jurgen Klimke from the ruling Christian Democratic Party (CDU) argued that the German government was already working with the international community and Sri Lanka, and there being no need for the motion as the issues were already being addressed.
Pascal Kober of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) also said that the FDP-led Federal Ministry and the Federal Government were very active in the promotion of peace and Human Rights in Sri Lanka.
“With these activities, the governing coalition supports the long-term process of reconciliation between the former conflicting parties in Sri Lanka and thus promotes the step-by-step realisation of Human Rights by the Sri Lanka government,” he said.
