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<p>The UK has long supported efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka,
including in our role as penholder on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
We firmly believe that UNHRC resolution 30/1, and its successor resolutions 34/1 and
40/1, remain the best framework for establishing truth and achieving justice and lasting
reconciliation following the conflict in Sri Lanka. We have made this clear in statements
delivered on behalf of the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in February, June
and September.</p><p>The Minister of State for South Asia and Minister responsible
for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has also raised the importance
of justice and accountability on several occasions with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner
and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, most recently during calls on
4 and 5 November respectively. We will continue to engage with the Government of Sri
Lanka to underline the importance we attach to this issue. Ahead of the March 2021
session of the UNHRC, we will continue to work with our international partners and
with the HRC on how best to take forward this longstanding priority for the UK.</p>
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