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“Timing of European Commission’s announcement on GSP+ is unfortunate” - Foreign Minister
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The Head of the European Union delegation to Sri Lanka Ambassador Bernard Savage called
on Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday 18th December and briefed
the Minister on the developments connected with the implementation of
the Lisbon Treaty which came into force on 1st December.
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BT EXPO - Sri Lanka participates in the Brussels Travel Expo 2009
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Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels participated in the ’Brussels Travel Expo’ 2009,
which is the largest ’Business to Business’ Tourism exposition in Brussels held on 8-9 December 2009.
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Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels celebrates Christmas
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Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels celebrated Christmas with the participation
of Sri Lankan community in Belgium at the Embassy premises on 17 December 2009, in keeping with the tradition
of the Embassy of commemorating the important festivals of all four religions practiced in Sri Lanka.
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HR Day significant to SL with end to terrorism
- President
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The celebration of Human Rights Day in Sri Lanka this year is of special significance
as it takes place when the entire country is liberated from the clutches of terrorism
and all Sri Lankans enjoy the freedoms they were denied for a very long time,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a message to mark the World Human Rights Day.
“The defeat of terrorism and the expansion of freedom in the country demonstrate
the commitment of my Government to extend the freedoms of democracy and respect
for human rights to all parts of the country,” the President said.
The message also said, “We shall continue to work together with the UN
and the all other agencies that seek to advance Human Rights,
as we continue our efforts to combat all forms of oppression and
extend support to the battle against terrorism
in every country where it threatens the freedom of the people.”
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UN Secretary-General welcomes the decision by the GoSL to grant freedom of movement to IDPs
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The Secretary-General welcomes the decision by the Government of Sri Lanka to grant
increased freedom of movement to internally displaced persons (IDPs) still residing in camps
in northern Sri Lanka. The Secretary-General also welcomes the release of over half of the
IDPs from the camps, and encourages the Government to continue to prioritise the return of
IDPs. These are steps which the UN has long been pressing for in its intensive engagement
with the authorities in Sri Lanka, including during the Secretary-General’s own visit in May
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President confident of resettling all IDPs by end January 2010 - Basil Rajapaksa
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On the directives of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Government has made all
the necessary arrangements to complete the resettlement of Internally Displaced
Persons in the northern transitional centers by 31st January 2010, Senior Advisor
the President, Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa said today (21).
At a discussion held this morning in Vavuniya, Parliamentarian Rajapaksa
said the restrictions imposed on the movement of civilians in the IDP
centers will be lifted with effect from 1st December 2009 to enable
them to freely move to any part of the region, Rajapaksa added.
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UN humanitarian chief welcomes progress
on Sri Lanka displaced, but returnees need continued support.
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United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
Relief Coordinator John Holmes concluded the final day of his three-day mission
to Sri Lanka. He met Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe,
Secretary of Defense Gotabaya Rajapaksa, head of Uthuru Wasanthaya -
the 180-day resettlement and reconstruction program in the North - Basil Rajapaksa,
and President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In addition Mr. Holmes met with a delegation of
members of parliament of the Tamil National Alliance to hear their views on the situation of
internally displaced people (IDPs) and the political process.
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UN Under-Secretary -General for Humanitarian Affairs, Sir John Holmes
states that his current visit to Sri Lanka is under “more positive circumstances”
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The UN Under-Secretary -General for Humanitarian Affairs, Sir John Holmes,
who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka from 17th to 19th
November 2009 called on Foreign Minister
Rohitha Bogollagama on 18th November 2009 at the Ministry.
During the discussions, Foreign Minister Bogollagama outlined the resettlement
process and demining activities which had taken place so far and highlighted
the fact that the number of IDPs was declining on a daily basis due to the
rapid pace of the resettlement process. Foreign Minister Bogollagama requested
Sir John Holmes to consider providing more assistance in the areas of demining,
infrastructure development and livelihood enhancement for the IDPs who were
recently resettled and added that there was
room for further movement out of the welfare villages in the coming days.
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Religious Leaders meet the EU officials
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An inter-religious Delegation headed by Most Rev. Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop
of Colombo, and Bellanwila Wimalaratna Venerable Nayaka Thero, Chief Incumbent of
the Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya, Ven. Kamburugamuwe Vajira Thero, Hindu Vidyanithi
Brahmasri Kuhananda Sarma, Venerator Alhaj Mohamed Moulavi Viyas JP, Coordinator of Muslim Affairs to the President
and Rev. Fr. Damian Fernando, visited Brussels from 04-07 November 2010 to meet EU officials.
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Sri Lanka’s observations on EC GSP Plus report handed over
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Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama handed over today (6 November 2009)
to the Heads of Missions of the EU member states represented in Colombo,
individually addressed letters to his counterparts in the EU member countries,
together with a copy of the document captioned “Observations of the GOSL
in respect of the Report on the findings of the investigation with respect
to the effective implementation of certain human rights conventions in Sri
Lanka”. A similar letter addressed to the President of the
European Commission was also handed over
to the Head of Delegation of the Commission in Sri Lanka.
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