Next Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka.28.11.2009-itn news Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will host the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Sri Lanka received overwhelming support for the hosting of the Summit in 2011 in Colombo.

Sri Lanka received the support of 45 countries of the total of 51 member states which participated in the Commonwealth Ministers Meeting staged in Trinidad & Tobago.

Earlier in 2007, when the Commonwealth Summit was held in Kampala, Sri Lanka has offered to host the meeting in 2011 in Colombo. The Kampala communiqué noted the Sri Lanka offer.
Sri Lanka received overwhelming support from member countries from Asia, Caribbean and Africa. Only United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand opposed the Sri Lankan offer.

It is learnt that the reason for the United Kingdoms opposition to Sri Lankas offer is said because Gordon Brown who might be facing the next parliamentary general elections, thinks that he should embrace the support of the undemocratic forces and pro-terrorists elements in the country.

Many member countries are of the view that Sri Lanka should be given the opportunity to showcase its success in its humanitarian endeavor to liberate the Tamils from the terrorist grip and bring back the whole of Sri Lanka under a true democratic system.

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