Sri Lanka: Truth Commission Debate

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Sri Lanka: Truth Commission

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Thursday 1st December 2022

(2 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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My Lords, it is the turn of the Liberal Democrats.

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My Lords, bad governance, conflict and human rights abuses have pushed Sri Lanka to the brink. It is reported that its debt to China is $7.4 billion, or nearly 20% of its public external debt. So will the Government work with Sri Lanka—yes, to help it address its internal reconciliation, but also to reduce its exposure to China and dependence on Russian oil and to ensure that it can engage with the whole world, rather than being pushed to one side?

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