Sri Lankan government prepares to face any situation at the UNHRC session

Sri Lanka's acting Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena says the government is prepared to face any situation that may arise at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva.
Abeywardena has said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has informed the Cabinet of Ministers that the government was prepared to face any outcome arising in the futures as a result of the voting of the resolution on Sri Lanka at the Council. According to Yapa, regardless of the outcome of the vote, the President has directed the ministers to continue with the development work that is being carried out in the North and East. "No matter what happens in Geneva, we have to speedily solve problems of the Tamil people and upgrade their living standard," the President has told the Cabinet of ministers. Minister Abeywardena highlighted that over 99 percent of IDPs have been resettled and a massive development drive is on in the North to provide infrastructure facilities to the Tamil people. Speaking of the recommendations in the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report, the Minister said the government has already implemented all the recommendations that can be implemented instantly and the rest will be implemented systematically. The recommendations that have an impact on the entire country will be discussed at the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee, the Minister said. Minister Yapa noted that from the beginning, the government followed its own strategies to solve the country's problems. The Minister pointed out that the LLRC report has received wide recognition internationally and it's a victory for the Sri Lankan government. He emphasized that the government's priority is the country's safety and national security. The Minister however, noted that it is not possible to predict the outcome of the votes since the member countries can change their decision at the last minute and the final result would only be known at the time of the vote. The resolution submitted to the UNHRC by the United States calls the government to take speedy measures to implement the LLRC recommendations and investigate the accountability of its troops during the last stages of the war. The Council is expected to debate the resolution and vote next week.