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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Russia hails LLRC Report

The Russian Government on December 22, said that the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) will help accelerate the national reconciliation process and strengthen peace in Sri Lanka.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich in a statement said the commission has made serious work on all aspects of the conflict that ended in 2009.

The statement: “The final report of Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has been revealed in Colombo. The Commission made serious work on all aspects of the long-standing conflict that had ended in Sri Lanka in 2009. “We are confident that the results of its work will make a great contribution to the acceleration of the national reconciliation process as well as to the strengthening of peace on the island.

“We highly appreciate the efforts of the Sri Lanka Government in solving the post conflict problems on the basis of state integrity, multinational consent and respect for the rights of all ethnic and religious groups of Sri Lanka.

“We are convinced of the sincere concern of the Sri Lanka Government in implementing the recommendations made by the LLRC.”

CDN