Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Address by The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

10th plenary meeting Address by H.E. The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

The President The Assembly will now hear an address by the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, addressed the General Assembly.

The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, was escorted into the General Assembly Hall.

Ms. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, was escorted from the General Assembly Hall.

The President On behalf of the General Assembly, I wish to thank the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the statement she has just made.

The President On behalf of the General Assembly, I have the honour to welcome to the United Nations Her Excellency The Honourable Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to invite her to address the Assembly.

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Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations

Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, Portugal, Romania and Sri Lanka.

President Mary Whelan (Ireland)

Ms. Sarala M. Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Ms. Sarala M. Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Abstaining Argentina, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gabon, Mauritania, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Togo.

Abstaining Argentina, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gabon, Mauritania, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Togo.

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The Government was already working on some of the problems pointed to by the meeting.

Follow up to the IPR of Sri Lanka

(b) Gender and remittances (i) migrant workers and household welfare in Sri Lanka and (ii) impact of remittances on development in the Dominican Republic

I now call on the representative of Sri Lanka.

President Mrs. Sarala Fernando (Sri Lanka)

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Ms. Gunasekera (Sri Lanka) noted that Sri Lanka had pledged to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

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(b) Signatories Austria, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Republic of Moldova, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania and United States of America

The course would be convened in Sri Lanka, from 16 to 20 May 2005, in cooperation with the Government of Sri Lanka and relevant international organizations, such as the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Vice Chairperson cum Rapporteur Mr. Dayaratna Silva (Sri Lanka)

(Kandy, Sri Lanka, 21 24 November 2004)

The Tamils of Sri Lanka were one example.

The State is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The President I call next on the representative of Sri Lanka.

Ratification Sri Lanka (22 December 2005)1

Communication No. 1189 2003, Fernando v.

The special session was opened by Ms. Sarala M. Fernando (Sri Lanka), Vice President of the Board, who also presided throughout the session.

I give the floor to the representative of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Fernando.

The PRESIDENT I thank the representative of Sri Lanka for her statement.

International Year of Rice stamps were produced in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

The book was launched at a seminar, hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka India Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2000, had already led to a quantum jump in FDI from India to Sri Lanka, and in fact about 40 per cent of India's total outward investment to SAARC countries was to Sri Lanka.

The Resident Representative of UNDP in Sri Lanka shared his experience on the Invest in Peace initiative in Sri Lanka, a strategy that focused on revitalizing private investment to promote peace building.

Abstaining Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Gabon, Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka.

A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by the representative of Sri Lanka.

July 15 Tamil Tigers kill 168 Muslims in Colombo, Sri Lanka.