Colombo:Sri Lanka has sought India's support ahead of the March session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva during which Colombo's record in human rights and related accountability will be probed.
Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage told Daily Mirror that it was part of the president's efforts to secure the support of the member states. He said the President had been making such requests in writing from other heads of states as well.
"We made the first request from India. When he (Rajapaksa) meets with the envoys of the respective countries, he hands over these letters to be sent to their leaders," the Foreign Secretary said.
The core group of countries that work on Sri Lanka's issue at the UNHRC has indicated that it will move a resolution this time, but the Sri Lankan side is yet to see the draft of it, a top source said.
The core group includes five countries -- the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Macedonia and Montenegro.
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The Government leaders have currently undertaken a lobbying spree to garner the support of like-minded countries to thwart any attempts to pass a resolution with content unacceptable to the country. The core group initially asked Sri Lanka to help bring a consensual resolution. However, Sri Lanka insisted that it cannot give a firm answer without seeing the content of it.