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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12359641" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcShsuknkrrwUDEwUsyUFPKCAj12F2hHNolll_7l9w4NJBp9rQ2L" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today welcomed the adoption of a  resolution, co-sponsored by Canada, to promote reconciliation and  accountability in Sri Lanka: “I am very pleased by the response of members of the UN Human Rights Council to the resolution on Sri Lanka.” “Canada has consistently urged the Government of Sri Lanka to  implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation  Commission’s report and to develop a complementary road map to that end.” “This resolution, and the support it garnered, is a clear message to  Sri Lankan leaders to work with the Office of the High Commissioner for  Human Rights to develop its implementation plan.” “Canada remains concerned that the Government of Sri Lanka has not  fully addressed the grave accusations of serious human rights violations  that occurred toward the end of the conflict. We continue to call for  an independent investigation into the credible and serious allegations  raised by the UN Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on Accountability  in Sri Lanka that international humanitarian law and human rights were  violated by both sides in the conflict.”</blockquote>

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