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Thursday, 06 May 2010 11:48 |
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka
2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
6th May, 2010 Mr. President
Distinguished delegates My delegation wishes to extend its congratulations to you, Ambassador Libran Nuevas Cabactulan, on your election as President of this Conference. We are confident that under your able leadership you will guide our work to a successful conclusion. As a Vice President of this Conference, Sri Lanka assures you of its fullest cooperation. |
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 14:23 |
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TIME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CNN Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2010
The Long Reach of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Dynasty
By Amantha Perera / Colombo He won his first presidential election in 2005 by a razor thin margin of 180,000 votes. Five years later, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected, by a victory margin of over 1.8 million votes. |
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Thursday, 22 April 2010 13:42 |
Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, at the Special Meeting of the General Assembly on the Occasion of the International Day of Mother Earth,
22nd April 2010, UNHQ, New York
Mr. President,
At the outset, let me extend my thanks to you for convening this special meeting to commemorate the International Day of Mother Earth. I also take this opportunity to thank the delegation of Bolivia for spearheading action on the General Assembly Resolutions: 63/278 and 64/196. My delegation, as a co-sponsor of the latter, has a special attachment to this meeting today. |
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 11:01 |
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Statement by Bandula Jayasekara,
Deputy Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
at the Security Council Open Debate
On ‘the Situation in the Middle East including
the Palestine Question” – 14th April, 2010
Mr. President,
At the outset, let me express our condolences to the Government and the people of China on the loss of lives and property due to the devastating earthquake today.
Mr. President,
Permit me to congratulate your delegation on the assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council. We also wish to thank the Under Secretary General for Political Affairs for his briefing. |
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 17:08 |
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Statement by Mr. M.R.Keegel, Charge d’ Affaires , at the Plenary Meeting on the
High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development,
23rd – 24th March 2010, UNHQ, New York
Mr. President,
My delegation extends its complements to you on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka for convening this meeting and express confidence in your able leadership in guiding the deliberations of this High-Level Plenary meeting. My delegation associates itself with the statement made by Yemen on behalf of the G-77 & China.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 14:10 |
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Build new structures to achieve full potential of SAARC - President “Let us within our own grouping be bold enough to introspect. We must take measures to improve the existing mechanisms through review, rationalisation and reinvigoration. If there is a need, we should not hesitate to build new structures and mechanisms, to enable SAARC to reach its full potential,” said President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his address to the 16th SAARC Summit at Thimphu, Bhutan today. |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 17:50 |
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Palitha Kohona
Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka
at the Security Council Debate on
“Post Conflict Peace Building”
16th April, 2010 Mr. President,
My delegation appreciates the initiative of the Japanese Presidency in organizing this important debate on post conflict peace building, a most timely initiative. I also wish to extend on behalf of my delegation, our warmest greetings to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the other Ministers who are with us here today for this important meeting. Sri Lanka associates itself fully with the statement made by Bangladesh on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement. |
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 15:45 |
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by
H.E. Dr. Palitha T. B. Kohona
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
43rd Session of Commission on Population and Development
General Debate on Health, morbidity, mortality and development Let me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, and the members of the Bureau, on your election. I take this opportunity to express my delegation’s deep condolences to the delegation of Poland and the members of the families of the dignitaries, including President Lech Kaczynski, who lost their lives in the tragic air accident last Saturday. My delegation affiliates itself with the statement made by Yemen on behalf of the G-77 & China. |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 14:52 |
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Remarks by Hon. Rohitha Bogollagama, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the media on 18th March 2010 I. Proposed Panel of Experts to be Appointed by the UNSG for Advice on Accountability Issues relating to Sri Lanka:
GOSL reiterates its position that the proposed move by the UN Secretary General to appoint a Panel of Experts to advise him on accountability issues relating to Sri Lanka is an infringement on the sovereignty of an independent Member State, without prejudice to the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII. These issues can be dealt with by Sri Lanka that already has full fledged local mechanisms like the judiciary, commissions of inquiry to undertake such inquiries. Further, the situation in Sri Lanka is not on the agenda of either the Security Council or the General Assembly or its subsidiary body, the Human Rights Council. Therefore, this proposed measure can only be construed as an “intrusive unilateral initiative” by the UNSG.
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