SL to boycott Nobel

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Sri Lanka will not attend Friday's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. External Affairs Ministry sources stated that this was a move to support the Chinese boycott of the event. China and 18 other countries have decided not to be represented.

The 58 countries having embassies in Oslo were invited to attend. However Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia, Tunisia, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco and the Philippines have decided to forgo representation in support of China.

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Comments - 64

Iroshana Wednesday, 08 December 2010 04:59 PM

The chinese nobel peace prize winner fought for democracy in china and china decided to exert pressure on other countries asking them not to attend.

lankaputa Wednesday, 08 December 2010 12:51 PM

Ya...SriLanka..when you have no law government, and you are boycotting the Nobel event. Who ever advied this le them check their face on the mirror.

MahamahaRaja Wednesday, 08 December 2010 01:27 PM

Very good action!

MagfodisThuma Wednesday, 08 December 2010 01:37 PM

Sri Lanka will not attend Friday's Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony because...it didn't go to Dr Mervin !

feet Wednesday, 08 December 2010 01:48 PM

What if a Lankan was receiving a nobel prize this time? will they boycott then?

Eminem Mosh Wednesday, 08 December 2010 01:49 PM

This shows the power of Chinese government where Sri Lanka cannot move against it. Pathetic!!

Yehiya-Doha Wednesday, 08 December 2010 02:15 PM

Next for General Fonseka.

nagu Wednesday, 08 December 2010 02:29 PM

Good decision...It our turn to support the Chinese Govt.....Norway is always trying to create problems to other countries....

Wimal_Modawansa Wednesday, 08 December 2010 02:44 PM

We are capable of gate crashes.Why don't we go there as well without an invitation and call it a private visit.

indike Wednesday, 08 December 2010 02:46 PM

any price or title given by UN is not based on the merits on the receiver...but on how much that person's country is a slave to US . the prices are merely a sign of US' need to hurt countries.

Man B Wednesday, 08 December 2010 03:00 PM

yes its very important than the our country issues.

RW Wednesday, 08 December 2010 03:19 PM

When did we start sucking up to China this much? This is funny...

steve Wednesday, 08 December 2010 03:28 PM

Yep, Sri Lanka is the champion of human rights. And Sri Lankas non presence would be highly felt!

Ranjith Wednesday, 08 December 2010 03:44 PM

Time for the "World new Order" as West is rbeibg rotten.

alistair Wednesday, 08 December 2010 03:45 PM

Yeah, we'll be SORELY missed!

alistair Wednesday, 08 December 2010 03:59 PM

Oh Yeah. Sure, we'll be SORELY missed

sami Wednesday, 08 December 2010 12:39 PM

Soon only coutries HE can visit will be China, Iran and Libya. Congratulations.

nala3 Wednesday, 08 December 2010 05:18 PM

Well done! how can SL fall out with China - with all such obligations.

Miles Wednesday, 08 December 2010 05:30 PM

i think it is a great decision to help China, which is a long standing friend

S.Sriranjan Wednesday, 08 December 2010 06:07 PM

Joins the Group of Peace Haters???

if you want let me k Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:08 PM

Good we can get more cheap chinies chicks

gamaya Thursday, 09 December 2010 04:31 AM

because we are one of them.

Mohamed Thursday, 09 December 2010 04:42 AM

Well; We don't have our own foreign policy. We change it time to time depends on the allies. So currently we are with china.

Wara Thursday, 09 December 2010 04:51 AM

Are you mad. Do UK or US peace lovers ?? What a joke. They create problems in each and every country who doesn't dance according to their tune.

Aru Thursday, 09 December 2010 06:13 AM

No way Norway. You always glorify dissidents be they Chinese or Sri Lankan.

Somapala Thursday, 09 December 2010 06:19 AM

Hello Senanayake

Do you think that trying to chase away Taliban from Afganistan is dumd? It is however true in Iraq.

Dilani Thursday, 09 December 2010 06:37 AM

Guys, U all want us to bend to US & UK.

Saradial Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:21 AM

You have ordinary Sri Lankan mentality!
We should support only if our friend is correct.

xlntgson Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:05 AM

It won't compromise our non aligned status, either; we have lot of friends in the boycott, Afghanistan, Iran and of course Iraq too!

RUWANI Thursday, 09 December 2010 02:00 PM

governments that send dissenters to prison MUST standby countries who do the same

Joe Haze Waran Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:29 PM

I think mMahinder will start his own Peace Prize which he will award to ......take a guess

Aus_grad Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:21 PM

dare not displease china!

Konde bendapu china Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:37 AM

come on,what karuna has to do with this

micky Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:19 AM

Eye to eye..

TDDC Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:25 AM

Yes, next time if they decided to give to SF?

Ruwan Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:28 AM

who is he?

Fayad Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:30 AM

Very wise move, Nobel prize is awarded most of the time to please USA & to hurt opposing countries
Example - last year for Barack Obama done nothing for peace &
height number of Nobel prize winners are from USA

Dinesh Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:31 AM

A sign of Sri Lanka becoming a Chinese Colony????

Pissa ge ayya Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:46 AM

This reflects that we are not a democratic country.

PABAWATHI Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:47 AM

YURI, YOU SAID IT RIGHT. AFTER ALL SRI LANKA NOW CANNOT DISPLEASE CHINA, WE ARE TOTALLY AND ABSOLUTELY SUBSERVIENT.

Saradial Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:55 AM

Yes since we follow HR against policy we should support chaina.

Jagath Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:56 AM

Another Diplomatic Blunder!!!! One after the other!!!!!!!!!

FM Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:02 AM

Aha we are not attending due to do you know why - MR didn't received it

Saradial Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:07 AM

Yes we against Humen Rights!

Bluff Bluff Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:12 AM

Will the organizers now stop the Nobel price awarding ceremony just like the O.U?

TMA Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:21 AM

Hahaha as if Nobel cares. Look @ the list hahaha. Shows that we're already a Chinese colony

Calistus Jayatilleke Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:24 AM

Total subjugation to China and in the company of not so impressive list of countries. Just like Sri Lanka even denied a visa to Dalai Lama in spite of being a Buddhist majority country.

karu Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:28 AM

OMG..........Srilanka not attending.......they are going to postpone the ceremony !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YURI Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:17 AM

Yeah... he is nothing more then Our Karuna, and KP. What a world are we living...

Kanthi Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:44 AM

Dancing to the tune of China.

Senanayake Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:53 AM

Excellent. WE must stand by China. I think the FM has made the correct move. The west has beaten us enough while they
play dumb to the mess they have created in Afganistan and Iraq. '

Pedro Wednesday, 08 December 2010 09:56 AM

Fits into Sri Lanka's recent political shift.

psunil Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:09 AM

These 18 are only 1/3 & not that important nations.

Arasi Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:23 AM

Why does Srilanka want to support these uncivilised countries?

Iresh Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:31 AM

All the above countries are anti democratic. Sure our country would run to hell by our politicians one day.

Lionel Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:40 AM

Gen Sarath Fonseka too will get a Noble Prize soon.

anthony Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:54 AM

The 18 stupid countries in the world...very worse in human rights...no 1 in war crimes...

Thilanga Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:58 AM

Trying to fit in... This is like high school.

kolla Wednesday, 08 December 2010 10:59 AM

Let all Asian countries get to gather and create a "Asian Peace Prize" and let the 1st one goes to "Osama Bin Leden".... will USA and Europe support this?.

strawberry Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:19 AM

China will appreciate this very much.

Cobra Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:30 AM

Take a good look of the countries that are to boycott the event-All Dictatorships or very close to it and all guilty of punishing people for standing up for their rights!!!!!

samson Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:38 AM

Please go, we are such an important country in the world, our absence will be felt and really missed.
Who cares!!!!

NADARAJAH SETHURUPAN Wednesday, 08 December 2010 12:10 PM

I live in Norway, no one care about srilanka. Attending Nobel Ceremony Not a Bilateral Issue said Outlook India.

ajith Wednesday, 08 December 2010 12:22 PM

Excellent. move to support China after all who helped us to crush LTTE????.
It is China and Pakistan

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