Sri Lanka assumes the Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament
Sri Lanka has called on member states of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to seek to bring back the necessary attention at the highest political levels to the CD, in order to maintain the integrity and credibility of the Conference, as well as to create forward movement and momentum.
Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha made this call Tuesday (23rd January) on the occasion of Sri Lanka assuming the responsibility of the CD as its first President of the 2018 session. Sri Lanka assumes the Presidency of the CD after 11 years.
Addressing the plenary, Ambassador Aryasinha noted that Sri Lanka assumes the Presidency of the Conference "at a time this august body has critical challenges and some opportunities before it."
He said the ch...