Sri Lanka was ready to go the extra mile to establish permanent peace in the country through reconciliation and did not need external guidance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday, virtually rubbishing a recent UNHRC resolution censuring Colombo for war crimes.
“Sri Lanka is in the midst of peace won at great sacrifice. We are progressing on the path of peace and reconciliation.
That is our commitment to our people and no one has to tell us what to do,” he said.
The President’s assertion reaffirms his government’s stand to ignore the US-sponsored resolution, which Colombo said was devious Western interference inspired by pro-LTTE Tamil Diaspora.