Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised concerns about Sri Lanka’s foreign policy amid regional and global tensions, recalling the 1971 position supporting the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace. He questioned the Government’s silence on the attack on Iran and asked for clarification on its stance regarding United States-led actions and agreements signed with India and the United States.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Do not disrupt.
¶ 02 As a country, we are now facing a number of major crises. In 1971, during Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s time, we came to a consensus in line with the United Nations Declaration to recognize the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace. However, today we are in a severe crisis. We all know Sri Lanka has a large Muslim community. We are deeply concerned about the situation in Iran. The Government has made no statement or condemnation regarding the attack on Iran. We want to know what the Government is doing about the process led by the United States. Are we heading into another difficulty? What is the real position regarding the agreements signed with India and with the United States?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 March 2026 ·No. 23375 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7000