The Sri Lankan government has decided to include two members of the opposition United National Party (UNP) in its delegation to travel to the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council sitting in Geneva, according to ColomboPage.
The UNP MPs, Lakshman Kiriella and Thalatha Atukorale will join the delegation which will be lead by Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Nimal Siripala de Silva and President Rajapaksa’s special envoy for human rights Mahinda Samarasinghe, who is also the Plantation Minister.
Government sources said that the names were put forward by the UNP, after they requested two opposition members for the delegation.
The government has already made clear that it will fight any resolution which may be tabled against the country, with Samarasinghe pledging last week that he will not betray Sri Lanka.
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