Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07COLOMBO434
2007-03-16 09:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
SRI LANKA WILL CONSIDER ENDORSING HAGUE CODE OF
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UNCLAS COLOMBO 000434
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS, ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER MOPS PARM ETTC MTCRE KSCA CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA WILL CONSIDER ENDORSING HAGUE CODE OF
CONDUCT
REF: STATE 18970
(SBU) Ambassador Blake delivered reftel demarche during a
meeting with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign
Secretary Palitha Kohona on February 23. Bogollagama agreed
SIPDIS
to consider endorsing the Hague Code of Conduct. PolOff
followed up with MFA Director General for UN and Multilateral
Affairs Maduwegedera on March 15. Maduwegedera said his
office was in the process of obtaining the views of the
relevant Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) offices and would get
back to us with an update on the GSL position. Post will
report any further developments septel.
BLAKE