 (Lanka-e-News-30.March.2012, 11.50PM) The foreign Minister Dr. G L Peiris reiterated in Parliament that the Govt. will not under any circumstance concur in the resolutions adopted at the Geneva human rights sessions. He added that the Govt. has decided to have a debate in Parliament on this matter on the 3rd and 4th April. The Minister G L Peiris speaking further said, at that stage the Govt. will reveal its official stand. The Govt.’s own Cabinet spokesman yesterday however rejected the statement made by Dr. Pieris earlier as not the official stance of the Govt. But today Dr. Peiris reiterated that his previous announcement is the Govt.’s official stand. |
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6 motions were tabled today regarding the financial allocations to be passed on the 1st of next month in Parliament.
In addition the Parliament authorized three months leave to Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe from 21st January. |
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