Sri Lankan government urges US to reconsider ‘preconceived notion’ of country

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Jan 14, 2014

Sri Lanka has called on the US to reconsider its stance on human rights issues in Sri Lanka and urged it to support the government’s reconciliation efforts.

Justice minister Rauff Hakeem said the US and the international community should look at alternative mechanisms, like a truth commission, in order to see reconciliation on the island, instead of further aggravating divisions by digging for evidence to back war crimes charges, reported Xinhua.

The minister said that the US had a preconceived notion on the country, which was apparent during the recent visit of the US Ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, Stephen Rapp.

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