Diplomatic community responds to State of Emergency
The diplomatic community and international organisations have responded to the imposing of a State of Emergency in Sri Lanka.
The European Union (EU) has said that the state of emergency will “certainly not help solving the country’s difficulties and could have a counterproductive effect”
“A month of peaceful demonstrations has shown how Sri Lankan citizens fully enjoy their right to freedom of expression in the oldest democracy in South Asia. State of emergency will certainly not help solving the country’s difficulties and could have a counterproductive effect!,” the EU’s Sri Lankan handle has tweeted.
Voices of peaceful citizens need to be heard – US
Meanwhile, US ambassador to Sri Lanka – Julie Chung has said, “Concerned by another State of Emergency. The voices of peaceful citizens need to be heard. And the very real challenges Sri Lankans are facing require long term solutions to set the country back on a path toward prosperity and opportunity for all. The SOE won’t help do that.