Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009
Secretary-General’s Media Briefing
Monday, 9th November 2009
Raymond Lloyd (The Parity Democrat):
My second question is:
what measures will be taken at the CHOGM in Port of Spain short of suspension of membership to encourage the government of Sri Lanka to release the tens of thousands of Tamil citizens still held in army camps, not least because the CHOGM coincides with the annual Tamil remembrance day on 27th November 2009.
Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma:
As for Sri Lanka, as far as our engagement with Sri Lanka is concerned, it follows the guidelines given to us, which is to convey to them the various concerns that are remitted to us in the Commonwealth, according to the Millbrook Plan of Action. This is what we have been doing. To convey our concern at the time the humanitarian situation arose, three or four statements have been issued by me.
