Lanka thanks Brazil for its stance
External Affairs Minister Prof Peiris expressed Sri Lanka’s
appreciation for Brazil’s for its firm stance taken towards Sri Lanka’s
territorial integrity. He also thanked Brazil for UNHCR relief operating
in Sri Lanka.
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Minister Prof G L Peiris met with UN
Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and
Emergency Relief Coordinator Baroness Amos on the sidelines
of the 65th UNGA. |
This was when the External Affairs Minister continued with his
discussions in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly and
met with his Brazilian counterpart, Foreign Minister Celso Amorim on
September 28.
Brazil being a member of the G15 which is currently chaired by Sri
Lanka, the discussions also dealt with the specific measures now under
way to strengthen the Group and to augment the effectiveness of its
advocacy, on behalf of the developing world
Minister Peiris had discussions also with Israeli Foreign Minister
Avigdor Liberman. The conversation focused among other matters on
developments in Middle East. Minister Peiris elaborated in this context
on Sri Lanka’s principled position regarding the issue of Palestine.
The final bilateral meeting of Minister Peiris was with the UN Under
Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief
Coordinator Baroness Amos.
The External Affairs Minister set out the sound progress made by Sri
Lanka in the resettlement of the internally displaced, along with the
generation of avenues of employment, with the Government urging the
private sector to open industrial plants in the formerly conflict
affected areas.
The Minister also briefed the UN Under Secretary General on the
economic renaissance now under way in the North and the East, as well as
the Government’s plans revive the electoral process in the North. He
emphasized in particular that accessibility is not an issue, with 78
local and international NGOs operating in the area, along with 11 UN
agencies.
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