Vietnam has emphasized to Sri Lanka that it will do its “utmost” to support the island nation at the United Nations Human Rights Council Sessions in Geneva in March.
Vietnam, which is a member of the UNHRC for 2014-2016 tenure, gave this assurance when President Rajapaksa’s special envoy and Minister D.E.W Gunasekera met Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during his working visit to that country. Minister Gunasekera briefed the Vietnamese leader on Sri Lanka’s successes as well as the challenges it faces, requesting Vietnam as a member of the UNHRC to provide a fair voice on Sri Lanka’s human rights issue.
General Secretary Trong thanked Sri Lanka for supporting Vietnam to become a UNHRC member and asserted that “Viet Nam will do its utmost to make precise utterances on Sri Lanka’s human rights issue based on the Charter of the United Nations and international law.”
Commending Sri Lanka’s socio-economic achievements over the past years President Sang affirmed that Vietnam always supports Sri Lanka in its national development and reconciliation and has wished the country more success. President Sang has suggested that the two countries should work together to further boost trade and agriculture cooperation.
The Sri Lankan Minister requested Vietnam’s cooperation in national reconstruction.
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