Sri Lanka, You Will Never Walk Alone At UN

Sri Lanka, "You Never Walk Alone" at UN and international community despite the continuous pressure from super powers: USA, EU to stop the world's largest humanitarian operation conducted by Sri Lanka to liberate 300,000 Tamil people from the gun points of ruthless LTTE terrorists. LTTE used fellow Tamil citizens as human shields for 30 years. Sri Lanka successfully defeated LTTE terrorists on 19th May 2009.

After defeat of LTTE terrorism, UN expressed "serious disappointment" today (25 May, 2009). UN tried to adapt a "toothless" resolution on Sri Lanka circulated in EU members headed by Switzerland and other Western states in advance of Tuesday's U.N. Human Rights Council emergency session.
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Sri Lankan envoy lashed out at Western "colonizers" over U.N. emergency session. Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka criticized the sponsors of the Special Session on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka as "Western Colonizers" who refused to consult with the Asian bloc, brought strong support from Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries for Sri Lanka.

Ambassador Jayatilleka asked how "distant states could know better than Sri Lanka's neighboring states, who agreed with its positions?"

Observers noted that the Sri Lanka Ambassador was able to rally considerable Afro- Asian support against the move by Switzerland and other sponsors of the resolution to hold Sri Lanka accountable for alleged violations of human rights and reported humanitarian crisis in the battle to defeat the terrorism of the LTTE.

He began by insisting that he considered the Western-led consultation on the draft resolution as one organized by "friends", even if they some may be "misguided". The "only enemy of Sri Lanka was the one within its borders", now defeated, he said.

Sri Lanka "put an end to that problem" after several attempts at negotiation failed and that all civilians caught in the conflict were hostages to the Tamil Tigers. The ambassador argued that it made no sense to hold a special session now that the 30-year war is over and "no one is dying", and considering that the regular human rights council session is only a week away.

He complained that Tiger sympathizers are planning a demonstration on Monday, saying they should not be allowed to "hold the Human Rights Council hostage".

He complained that states "in the region" were "bypassed", "their advice and views completely ignored", and not even sought. He decried the Swiss text, complaining that "those who are former colonizers somehow know more about how to handle Sri Lanka than our immediate neighborhood". Sri Lanka can only take on the Swiss proposal if it is "de-minded and removed of booby traps", something, he said, his country knew how to do very well military.

The Sri Lankan envoy said he welcomed a diplomatic battle at the session, unafraid of a contested vote. He suggested that the Western-sponsored resolution was meant to force Sri Lanka to respond with a no-action motion - a procedure favored in the past by China, Zimbabwe and other repressive regimes in order to kill a censure resolution - so that Sri Lanka would be "trashed for the international media". Nevertheless, he welcomed any such contest.

Next were a long list of speakers who opposed holding a special session - Egypt, Cuba, the Philippines, India, China, Malaysia, Syria, Thailand, Indonesia, and Lebanon.

Egypt took the floor first and spoke with a sense of anger. The only reason they attended this consultation was because they respect the positions of some of the session's sponsors - those that had supported a special session to condemn Israel for its actions in Gaza. There were "double standards" at the council, for addressing Sri Lanka this time instead of Palestine, Afghanistan, or Iraq, the Egyptian Representative said.

Cuba agreed and protested that many countries were not consulted prior to the announcement of a special session. The only way to work in a cooperative manner was on the basis of Sri Lanka's own text.

China echoed Cuba and said Sri Lanka should be commended for its "transparency" and "inclusiveness". Syria said that "the country concerned [Sri Lanka] has better knowledge of what needs to be done". Thailand, South Africa, Japan, and Senega were against the convening of country-specific special sessions or resolutions in principle and stressed the need for "constructive engagement" and "cooperation" with Sri Lanka to bring about "consensus" and called for international assistance to Sri Lanka.

Courtesy: PRIU
http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=bdKKISNqEmG&b=1316.....
song: When you walk through a storm, hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of the storm, there's a golden sky and the sweet silver song of the lark. Walk on through the wind, through the rain though your dreams be tossed and blown.. with hopes in your heart and you will never walk alone...

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[NoEalamInSL]

0:00 When you walk through a storm. Hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark. At the end of the storm, there's a golden sky and the sweet silver song of the lark. Walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain. Though your dreams be tossed and blown. 1:22 Walk on, walk on with hopes in your heart and you will never walk alone, you will never walk alone. 1:58 Walk on, walk on with hopes in your heart and you will never walk alone, you will never walk alone..

[NoEalamInSL]

EU DICTATORSHIP DOESNT ACCEPT MAJORITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

The European Union expressed regret Thursday at the failure to launch a probe into alleged war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan military during its offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.

[NoEalamInSL]

My video "Sri Lanka Never Walk Alone at UN" published on 24 May. It became true on 27 th May!

My wish became a reality!

[NoEalamInSL]

The U.N.'s top human rights official demanded an independent investigation Tuesday into atrocities allegedly committed by both sides in Sri Lanka's civil war. But a majority of the 47 countries on the council appeared unwilling to heed her appeal for a war crimes probe.

[NoEalamInSL]

Sri Lankan Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka said it was "outrageous" to suggest the government should be investigated along with the rebels, saying it was like asking the victorious allies of World War II to accept a war crimes tribunal for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

[NoEalamInSL]

"Just name me one country in history anywhere in the world ... that would embrace such a suggestion," Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka told The Associated Press. "It's outrageous. Sri Lanka has just prevailed over a notoriously fanatical and formidable army, the Tamil Tigers."

[charith801]

e.u and west should mind its own business.!!

[starnear]

Shame

[thivakar]

Yes its true that they never walk alone because no one would be there to walk firtsitval

[mrblurblur2003]

sri lanka lives on , no eelam ps

[nuaurea]

in 33 years of almost separate state i dont see any develope in this country

what there leader did for this people????????

[eranjenes]

some bastards like Milliband & Kouchner r trying to internationalize our internal problem. US, UK, France, Germany have committed more crimes & fought more wars than all the other nations combined. yet these bastards r troubling us. but don't worry they wont be able to do anything. its US+ western europe that's doing this. Russia, China+majority of E. Europe, Asia, majority of Africa & S.America r on SL's side. out prob is gonna cause a world war. it's already divided the world to 2 parts!