Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Sri Lankan minister ends hunger strike outside UN office | The construction minister of Sri Lanka, Wimal Weerawansa, who was on a fast unto death outside the United Nations office ended his protest after President Mahinda
Rajapaksa visited him. According to the BBC , the president took a glass of water,
pressed it to the lips of the prostrate Weerawansa and made him sip. The report
also stated that ending a fast-unto-death on the third day is not uncommon in
South Asia and many Sri Lankans will now be confirmed in their view that this
was an elaborate and diplomatically unfortunate publicity stunt. Sri Lanka has
set up its own panel on the lessons of the war and the government believes the
behaviour of its troops does not need to be scrutinised by external forces. On
Thursday, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon recalled his top
envoy to the island, Neil Buhne, and closed a regional office in Colombo over
the protest. Ten embassies in Colombo issued a joint statement condemning the
demonstrations, which they said would harm Sri Lanka 's reputation on the international
stage. |
|
|
|
|
|