Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris discussed the reconciliation efforts underway in Sri Lanka with Ambassador of South Africa Sandile Edwin Schalk, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last Friday (25), as per a Foreign Ministry media release.
The ministry stated that the main focus of the discussion was the experience of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. The Foreign Minister explained to the Ambassador that it was the intention of the Government of Sri Lanka to closely study the positive experiences of other countries, while taking care to ensure that these experiences were creatively adopted to suit the circumstances of Sri Lanka.
Ambassador Schalk comprehensively briefed Prof. Peiris on all aspects of the process in South Africa, and on various initiatives by former South African President Nelson Mandela upon his election as President.
Prof. Peiris had said last week, at a media briefing held jointly with US State Department Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, following the fourth Sri Lanka-US Partnership Dialogue in Colombo, that the Government hopes to develop a truth-seeking mechanism, similar to the one used in South Africa, as part of Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process.
“The Nawaz Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report is very informative. One of its recommendations that we want to develop is the truth-seeking mechanism. Here, we do not wish to reinvent the wheel. There is no purpose in going back. No two situations are exactly alike, when we look at the experiences of other countries such as South Africa in particular. But we are always taking care to adopt the successful experiences of other countries to suit the circumstances in our country,” Prof. Peiris had said.
He added that the assistance of the US is “most welcome” in this endeavour of a truth-seeking mechanism.
Nuland had said that the notion of setting up a truth-seeking mechanism is a “very good step” and that the US looks forward to supporting Sri Lanka in that process.
“Setting up a truth-seeking mechanism, as other countries with difficult histories have done, particularly taking advantage of the South African experience, is a very good step,” she noted.
Foreign Minister briefs South African Ambassador on reconciliation efforts
28 Mar 2022
Foreign Minister briefs South African Ambassador on reconciliation efforts
28 Mar 2022
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