Sri Lanka has reiterated its consistent and steadfast support for the Palestinian people in the pursuit of their inalienable rights, including the right to statehood, within the framework of a sovereign, independent, contiguous and viable State of Palestine, peacefully co – existing alongside Israel.
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Aryasinha made this statement at the General Debate under Item 7 at the 27th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on 22nd September 2014.