The UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire in a twitter post said the British government remains firmly behind the decision taken by the UNHRC to delay publishing of a report on the UN mandated investigation into Sri Lanka war crimes.
"UK remains firmly behind publishing. Establishing the truth of events in #SriLanka is a key step towards reconciliation," Swire tweeted.
The UNHRC Monday approved a request by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein to delay the report until September 2015.
The British Minister said establishing the truth of events in Sri Lanka is a key step towards reconciliation.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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