Minister Sabry summons Canadian HC on alleged genocide claims by Canadian PM

COLOMBO (News 1st): Foreign Minister Ali Sabry summoned the Canadian High Commissioner Eric Walsh to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday (May 19), and condemned and vehemently rejected the statement issued by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the 18th of May 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday (May 20). 

Minister Sabry informed the Canadian High Commissioner, that Sri Lanka vehemently rejects this unsubstantiated allegation of ‘genocide’ relating to the country’s almost three decades of terrorist conflict perpetuated by the LTTE, the Foreign Ministry statement noted. 

Minister Sabry pointed out that the politically motivated statement was divisive and was issued for domestic political consumption in Canada, the statement further read. 

According to the Foreign Ministry statement, Minister Sabry had also observed that the inaccurate and provocative allegations in the statement will lead to polarizing Sri Lankans at this particular juncture when the Government is working towards economic stability, peace, and reconciliation for all.