Samaraweera Assures Sri Lankan Position On Palestine Remains the Same

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday  said, that  successive governments have backed the Palestinian cause and that policy has not changed. “Sri Lanka’s principled support for Palestine remains,” he stressed.

 The foreign minister recalled that Sri Lanka has supported Palestine in the international forum  including the UN.

Samaraweera made this observation in the parliament, and added that Sri Lanka-Palestine relations were strong as ever.

He said successive governments have backed the Palestinian cause and that policy has not changed. “Sri Lanka’s principled support for Palestine remains.