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Thursday, 10 November 2011 09:31 |
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Statement by Ambassador H.E. Palitha T.B. Kohona
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations UN Security Council Open Debate Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
9th November, 2011 “The nature of contemporary conflicts has posed new challenges to the
concept of the protection of civilians. The LTTE terrorist group, for example,
made the Tamil civilian population under its control a part of their military strategy.
During almost three decades of combating LTTE terrorism in our country, the
Government took utmost care to draw a clear distinction between civilians and
terrorists while the terrorists callously used the civilians as a human shield.
Their objective was Machiavellian. The coerced presence of thousands of
civilians around the retreating terrorists was designed to slow the advance of
the Security Forces and as a means of formulating an escape strategy
for the leadership. If all else failed, it was a useful foundation to later
develop allegations of breaches of global humanitarian standards.” |
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Friday, 04 November 2011 17:18 |
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A Reception was Hosted in honor of Dr. Rohan Perera, Sri Lanka's candidate to the International Law Commission. the event took place at the "Sky Lounge" of the Dag-Hammerskjold Plaza. with over a 100 diplomats in attendance, the guest of honor for the evening was the Hon. Rauf Hakeem, the Minister of Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.  
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 17:24 |
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Sri Lanka Expo 2012 will be a unique combination of an exhibition, a symposium, business meetings, industry visits, networking sessions and other corporate events to showcase quality export products of Sri Lankan companies on a single platform with over 300 stalls covering the entire range of products. Please see the promotional leaflet received from the Sri Lanka Export Development Board regarding the above Trade Exhibition
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Monday, 31 October 2011 12:42 |
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Australian Government refuses to act on the court case filed against President Rajapaksa The Government of Australia has quashed a court case filed against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the Melbourne Magistrates Court by Arunachalam Jegatheeswaran, a known Sri Lankan LTTE operative based in Australia. In a letter addressed to Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia, Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe on 27th October 2011, the Attorney General’s Department of Australia, has informed the High Commissioner that, Australia has and will continue to comply with international obligations in this matter and as a result the Attorney General has considered and declined to proceed with the court case as the continuation of the proceedings against President Rajapaksa would be in breach of domestic law and Australia’s obligations under International Law. It has been further noted that Commonwealth Laws extended immunities to heads of state and heads of diplomatic missions representing the respective countries abroad. Those immunities include personal inviolability, including from any form of arrest or detention and immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state. President Mahinda Rajapaksa is currently visiting Perth, Western Australia to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( CHOGM ) scheduled for 28 – 30th October 2011. |
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011 12:30 |
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Statement by Ambassador Palitha Kohona
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka
at the Security Council Debate on the Situation
in the Middle East including the Palestinian Question
24th October 2011 Mr. President, I join other speakers to commend you for convening this important debate. The Sri Lanka delegation associates itself with the statement made by Egypt on behalf of the NAM. It is a timely opportunity to focus on the situation in the Middle East, particularly, the Palestinian question; a question that has occupied the attention of this Council for a long time. The developments since our last opportunity to discuss the issue are particularly important. |
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 14:40 |
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CHAUFFEUR
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN
630, Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10017 |
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 14:08 |
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H.E. the President’s address to the sports breakfast meeting organized by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting(CHOGM) in Perth ,Australia on 29th October 2011. SL hosting C'wealth games would inspire 45 other nations – President
We strongly believe that Sri Lanka's hosting of the Games would inspire over 45 other nations, who have so far never hosted these Games, to come forward and bid to host future Games. These nations would certainly benefit by the massive economic opportunities that host nations derive from hosting Games of this magnitude and scale, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. |
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Monday, 31 October 2011 15:42 |
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H.E. the President's speech at the CHOGM Business Forum on 27th October 2011 Mr Chairman,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I wish to express my gratitude to the organizers of the Commonwealth Business Forum for inviting me to share my thoughts on the topic “The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Rim: Fastest Growing Markets”. |
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Friday, 28 October 2011 22:37 |
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15th ANNUAL GLOBAL GODDESS ARTEMIS AWARDS CEREMONY, WASHINGTON DC
OCTOBER 27th, 2011, THE RAYBURN HOUSE, CONGRESS BUILDING
‘’The secret of happiness is freedom”.
“The secret of freedom is courage" Thucydides.
Ambassador, Dr Palitha Kohona, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations was among those honored at the annual Artemis Awards Ceremony held at the Rayburn House, Congress Building, Washington DC. |
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Monday, 17 October 2011 14:21 |
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM 1. At the invitation of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Truong Tan Sang, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and his spouse paid a State Visit to Sri Lanka from 13th to 15th October 2011. |
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