{"id":35484,"date":"2012-03-24T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T09:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=35484"},"modified":"2012-03-24T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T09:50:51","slug":"u-s-calls-for-quick-response-from-colombo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/u-s-calls-for-quick-response-from-colombo\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Calls For Quick Response From Colombo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0NARAYAN LAKSHMAN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/u-s-calls-for-quick-response-from-colombo\/the_hindu-1-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-35485\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-35485\" title=\"the_hindu (1)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/the_hindu-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/the_hindu-11.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/the_hindu-11-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>Adopting a softer tack following the condemnatory resolution against Sri Lanka passed at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. looked to the government of Sri Lanka to \u201cimplement the constructive recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and take the necessary measures to address accountability\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Arguing that the next steps for Sri Lanka were clear, Ms. Clinton said the U.S., along with the international community, had \u201csent a strong signal that Sri Lanka will only achieve lasting peace through real reconciliation and accountability\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Clinton&#8217;s comments were echoed by other top administration officials, including U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. Susan Rice and National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor.<\/p>\n<p>Urging a quick response, Ms. Rice said that while the LLRC recommendations acknowledged the need to address \u201ckey issues of accountability\u201d, they also called upon the Sri Lankan government to present a plan to implement the recommendations and address alleged violations of international law. \u201cThe time for concrete action is now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vietor, a representative of the White House, underscored the importance of action by Sri Lanka&#8217;s government for the well-being of that country&#8217;s citizens.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe resolution, which received broad support from around the world, calls for a range of critical steps that would go a long away to advancing the rights and dignity of the Sri Lankan people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2201],"tags":[2208],"class_list":["post-35484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-from-foreign-media","tag-us-resolution-on-sri-lanka-and-india"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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