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06COLOMBO946
2006-06-06 10:38:00
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Embassy Colombo
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HCOC: SRI LANKA HAS "NOT HAD TIME" TO CONSIDER AS

Tags:  MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE 
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UNCLAS COLOMBO 000946 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE
SUBJECT: HCOC: SRI LANKA HAS "NOT HAD TIME" TO CONSIDER AS
YET

REF: STATE 64555

UNCLAS COLOMBO 000946

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CE
SUBJECT: HCOC: SRI LANKA HAS "NOT HAD TIME" TO CONSIDER AS
YET

REF: STATE 64555


1. (SBU) On April 25, poloff delivered Reftel demarche to
Sumedha Ekanayake, Assistant Director of UN and Multi-lateral
Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a June 6
phone conversation, Ekanayake explained that his government
"had not had time" to consider the Hague Code Of Conduct
(HCOC) as yet. He said he personally favored subscribing to
the HCOC, and asked for another copy of the talking points to
brief others in his government. Poloff faxed the non-paper
to Ekanaayke. We will continue to follow up.

LUNSTEAD