External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris says that he has lost Respect amongst the Intl Community due to the varying tasks assigned to him BY MR.!!!

“President has put me in difficulty” – Minister GL .

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 09:17 Lanka News Web

External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris says that he has lost respect amongst the international community due to the varying tasks assigned to him by the President.

He has made this comment with several of his most trusted friends during a dinner at a Muslim businessman’s house.

A chief manager of a well known Singapore company had also attended the dinner.

The Minister has spoken at length about the current situation of the country and what could transpire in his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He has said that he was faced with a great difficulty in responding to Clinton about the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report since the recommendations have not been implemented. He has noted that on a previous visit to the US to meet Hillary, he had assured the implementation of the LLRC recommendations following a directive by the President to make such a statement.

A disgruntled minister has said that apart from the US, assurances given by him to India and the European countries following Presidential directives have all not yet been implemented.

Minister Peiris has said that Ministers Champika Ranawaka, Wimal Weerawansa and Basil Rajapaksa also intervened in Ministry affairs and that the External Affairs Ministry was now in a mess.

He has added that the External Affairs Ministry staff was split and that the staff members acted in support of various countries while the External Affairs Ministry Secretary was partial to the Chinese.


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