Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, has reiterated his call to Sri Lanka to cooperate with the current UN investigation of alleged human right abuses.
Responding to a media query on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa reiterating that he will not participate with outside investigations, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, was quoted by the Lanka Page web site, as saying that the secretary general has always encouraged the Government of Sri Lanka to comprehensively address the post-war agenda.
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Colombo has vehemently refused to cooperate with the UN Human Rights Council-led investigation.
Source: ANI
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