Sri Lankan foreign relations minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said that his country has always stood with Palestine at all international bodies and its commitment towards the Palestinian people will remain undiminished at all times.

During his meeting with the ambassadors of Arab countries in Colombo at the foreign relations ministry on June 8, Gunawardena affirmed that Sri Lanka would continue to follow a non-aligned foreign policy and adhere to the decisions of the Non-Aligned Movement regarding the Arab world, especially the Palestinian question.

He recalled that Sri Lanka had consistently supported the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and their right to an independent, sovereign state based on the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.