Lanka resolves to positively engage with the UN

Sri Lanka has resolved to positively engage with the United Nations (UN) with a renewed vigour to further the existing relations and to resume its position as a responsible member of the international community,  Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Rohan Perera said.

The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in New York celebrated the 60th anniversary of the admission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations on Dec.14 with an archival photographic exhibition, which was followed by a breakfast reception.Making his welcome remarks at the event, Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Rohan Perera gave a brief account of the excellent relations that Sri Lanka has been maintaining with the United Nations as an active member of the Organization.

He elaborated on the significant role that Sri Lanka has been playing since its admission to the United Nations, including as a member of the Security Council and a leading contributor of troops to UN peacekeeping operations, and how the Organization has, in turn, contributed to the socio-economic development in Sri Lanka.

Ambassador Rohan Perera further observed that like in relations among states, the relations between Sri Lanka and the United Nations have also undergone ups and downs over the years, in particular during the past few years. However, with the changes in the Sri Lankan political landscape, Sri Lanka has resolved to positively engage with the United Nations with a renewed vigour to further the existing relations and to resume its position as a responsible member of the international community.

He added “we are committed to the ideal of decency and mutual respect in dealings among nations, to the protection and promotion of human rights and preserving the dignity of all people, irrespective of race, gender, colour or creed”.