Australia has strongly voiced opposition to an international investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the proposed UN investigation of war crimes in Sri Lanka is not the best way forward. The Australian Government considered engagement with Sri Lanka to be the most effective way to encourage progress on human rights issues. She said genuine advances in accountability and reconciliation will only be possible with the co-operation of the Sri Lankan Government.
Julie Bishop expressed concern that the resolution had not adequately recognized the significant progress achieved by the Sri Lankan Government to promote economic growth and its investment in areas formerly dominated by the LTTE in the North and East. She pointed out that Australia would increase efforts to work constructively with the Sri Lankan Government, the Tamil National Alliance and other stakeholders to promote economic, social and cultural reconciliation.
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