Sri Lanka protests Tamil Genocide Monument in Canada, calls it a threat to reconciliation

Sri Lanka's government has formally lodged a diplomatic protest with Canada over the recent inauguration of a Tamil Genocide Monument in Brampton, Ontario, denouncing it as a threat to the island nation's ongoing efforts at national reconciliation.

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Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath on Wednesday (14), summoned Canadian High Commissioner Eric Walsh to express Colombo's strong opposition to what it described as "unfounded genocide allegations" associated with the monument, which was unveiled on Saturday (10) in Chinguacousy Park.

"Such actions would hinder and complicate the government's ongoing efforts to promote national unity, reconciliation, and lasting peace among Sri Lanka's diverse communities," the minister said following the meeting.