Lanka can handle own problems - MP Buddhika Pathirana

The international community should let Sri Lanka handle its own problems, said Matara District Member of Parliament Buddhika Pathirana. Commenting on the human rights allegations Sri Lanka is facing now, the Parliamentarian said that the international community need to realise that Sri Lanka can handle its own problems.

"On the other hand, it is important for the Government to conduct itself in a manner that will not distort the country's image," Pathirana said.

"In today's world we need to move forward in coordination with the international community since the entire world is interconnected in many aspects," he said. "Yet this doesn't mean that powerful forces of the international community can interfere in our domestic problems," he added.

The world must focus on human rights violations the rich and powerful countries have committed at a similar level, in which some are allegations and some have hard evidence to take action, according to Pathirana.

"The Sri Lankan Government must take solid timely action without creating space for unwanted international interference," he said adding that the Government must now focus on implementing the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.

"And to omit international pressure the Government should ensure the practice of accountability, Good Governance and Right to information within the country," Pathirana said. - DY