Sri Lanka’s participation in the 19th SAARC Summit scheduled for November 2016 in Islamabad

[Sher-e-India]

Now they will claim Sri Lanka PM to be India's chamcha boot-licker like Haseena

 

[SarthakGanguly]

actually this is good if it led to Dissolution of SAARC it was pretty Useless anyway.

SAARC was never useless. Inclusion of a middle eastern/Central Asian (wannabe?) state in a South Asian union was, on the other hand.

 

[Chauvinist]

Doesn't matter.At least we got to know who is really on our side...And obviously its an alarming situation for PM to review where his Foreign policy stands. he should consult his friend in East to learn to produce "Chamchaas"..

 

[soundHound]

See this was bound to happen, after India's briefing to various diplomats last evening, no sane nation will agree to stand next to a state who openly supports terrorism. Very trouble time ahead for Pakistan, wishing them good luck.

 

[samv]

We aren't boycotting it. We are unhappy with the situation and considers the "Atmosphere to be unsuitable for the SAARC summit"
http://www.dailymirror.lk/116641/SL-says-atmosphere-not-conducive-to-hold-SAARC-Summit

The summit should be postponed unless the situation de-escalates really quickly which I doubt.

What a load of crap.

Ranil Wickremesinghe is India and the USA's bitch.

Old friends are being sidelined and condemned under yahapalanaya.

The current Sri Lankan regime is pathetic. Shameless bastards.

Sri Lanka's president will sell his own mother if India asked him to.

 

[Gibbs]

@waz @Oscar Misleading thread heading kindly do the needful

@Godman

 

[Articulate]

Again they have expressed that it's not conductive to hold the summit now, Which is the facts on the ground, They never mentioned they're boycotting the summit nor have they condemned any side for the situation other than terrorism, All types of terrorism in all manifestations which means any country in the region including India

Indian media should need not construe this as anything else

They have diplomatically conveyed what they needed to.
India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have all cited 'terrorism' as the cause behind not attending the event.

If SL wanted to remain completely neutral they would not have additionally used the word terrorism and instead just used the phrase that they already had - that the atmosphere is not conducive right now.

You are trying to make it completely neutral whereas GoSL in diplomatese has conveyed the point intended at Pakistan while being courteous seeing as they donot have as bad relations with Pakistan as the rest of us do.

 

[SrNair]

Why should it keep quiet this is a official statement from the govt of SL, They have to release official media statements with regards to something important.. Are you even aware of protocol ?? And neither is it condemning any country nor is it taking any side.. Unlike Bhutan or Bangladesh

Ofcause you're overestimating the influence of India with regards to this statement and making out things which is clearly not there

SL interests lie in trade not with any particular country, As far as geo politics go India should realize that even strategically it comes second to China in both SL and Maldives, But then again thats another subject for us to get in to in another thread

Ok we are not overestimating.
But why did the SL used the word terrorism in their press release?
Union's current presiding nation Nepal didnt say anything until now nor Maldives.
Then why the SL?

 

[SleepingLion]

Who cares about SAARC, it was actually for the benefit of small states in the South Asia.

 

[CorporateAffairs]

SAARC? What is that?

 

[HAIDER]

http://www.mfa.gov.lk/index.php/en/media/media-releases/6614-19saarc


Sri Lanka’s participation in the 19th SAARC Summit scheduled for November 2016 in Islamabad
Sri Lanka regrets that the prevailing environment in the region is not conducive for holding the 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad on 9th and 10th November 2016.

The General Provisions of the SAARC Charter require that decisions at all levels shall be taken on the basis of unanimity, and this applies to the convening of meetings of Heads of State or Government of SAARC Member States as well.

Peace and security are essential elements for the success of meaningful regional cooperation for the benefit of the people of South Asia. As a founding member of SAARC, committed to regional cooperation, Sri Lanka hopes that the steps required to ensuring our region’s peace and security will be taken to create an environment that is conducive for the pursuit of regional cooperation.

Sri Lanka condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and stresses in this regard, the need to deal with the issue of terrorism in the region in a decisive manner.



Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Colombo
30 September 2016



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Its a written rule of SAARC summit , if one member don't attend the conference then host country cancel the conference. India refused to attend , so conference was already cancel and new date will announce, but conference will be held in Pakistan.
SAARC summit already been cancel 4 time due to Indian absence.

 

[randomradio]

What a horrible development.

Niaz Sahib was right, as he almost always is; we are not mature enough, we were not ready to form SAARC.

Instead we've created BIMSTEC and will bring in Afghan as an observer. So all the same countries minus Pak.

 

[Gibbs]

They have diplomatically conveyed what they needed to.
India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have all cited 'terrorism' as the cause behind not attending the event.

If SL wanted to remain completely neutral they would not have additionally used the word terrorism and instead just used the phrase that they already had - that the atmosphere is not conducive right now.

You are trying to make it completely neutral whereas GoSL in diplomatese has conveyed the point intended at Pakistan while being courteous seeing as they donot have as bad relations with Pakistan as the rest of us do.

Again mere assumptions wheres the statement is very clear, you guys have all got exited over the OP deliberately altering the thread heading, You'll are trying to read between the line to find things that arnt there

This is the main reason why the GOSL deemed the sum

The General Provisions of the SAARC Charter require that decisions at all levels shall be taken on the basis of unanimity, and this applies to the convening of meetings of Heads of State or Government of SAARC Member States as well.

Also note the words used all type of terrorism and it's manifestations are condemned, Why because the attack on the camp was already established to be a terror attack, Do they mention Pakistan specifically ? No.. All manifestations can be from any way.. Those words were carefully used maybe because they knew Indians in certain quarters will try and score brownie points over it like it's happening here and in your media

Union's current presiding nation Nepal didnt say anything until now nor Maldives.
Then why the SL?

Have the 'Nepali or Maldivian govts released they're own official statement ? Well lets wait till then shall we, Before blowing any trumpets

 

[Adhiri]

SL never pulled out of the summit, Stop making up stories just like Indian sensationalist media, They have only mentioned it's not conductive to have it under current circumstances, Which is a fact, they have not sided with any party and have only condemned all types of terrorism, That means terrorism originate from anywhere including India, SL or Pakistan

Are you saying that SL will attend the summit even if its not conducive to have it now ?

Even India pulled out of the summit after saying "prevailing circumstances have created an environment that is not conducive to the successful holding of the Summit"

How is SL reason for pulling out any different ?

Denial is a river in egypt. .......... try relaxing your butt muscle for reducing the butt hurt.

 

[Riyad]

SAARC without Pakistan
By The New Indian Express

Published: 29th September 2016 04:00 AM

Last Updated: 29th September 2016 07:12 AM

Hopefully, India’s decision to pull out the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meeting this year will be a nail in the regional body’s coffin. Ever since it was launched in Dhaka with its first meeting in 1985, the platform has been hijacked by the India-Pakistan rivalry. Even the good things that the group comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (Afghanistan joined in 2007) did were always overshadowed by Pakistan’s attempts to stymie any Indian effort. In other words, it was a multilateral platform with a bilateral agenda.

The constant tensions between India and Pakistan was the only issue that mattered at the annual meetings, and everything else paled into insignificance. Given Pakistan’s intransigence against any Indian initiative, the grouping never really achieved more than rhetoric. To take just one case, soon after his swearing in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to build a SAARC Satellite, a gift from India which would serve all the countries of the group. Pakistan was the only country that declined. Eventually, India decided to go ahead with the project, saying that “Pakistan has decided to opt-out of the satellite project. So it cannot be called a SAARC satellite. It will be a South Asia satellite”. The fact, that Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan quickly followed India’s lead in boycotting the Islamabad summit citing security concerns is a clear indication of how exasperated the members have become with Pakistan’s attempts to dilute the group’s attempts to promote regional cooperation.

When Pakistan nixed attempts to sign a treaty which would ease train and road transshipment among member nations in 2014, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal went ahead and signed a separate treaty, much to Islamabad’s chagrin. While critics might argue that dropping Pakistan from the group would add to its victimhood narrative, the region can certainly do with without Pakistan’s shenanigans.


http://www.newindianexpress.com/opi...thout-Pakistan/2016/09/29/article3632127.ece1