<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan government under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to co-sponsor a roll-over of resolution at the ongoing 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council ignoring the stand taken by President Maithripala Sirisena. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Sirisena had requested the Government not to co-sponsor the resolution, saying he will request UNHRC not to dig the past and re-open old wounds rather allow everyone to live in peace. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The President, earlier today, also named his own representatives to attend the session later this month. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, the Foreign Ministry said Sri Lanka will continue to demonstrate its commitment and determination towards a steady and long-lasting reconciliation process through a co-sponsored resolution. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry said it will seek an extension of the timeline of resolution of 2015, which was further extended for two years in 2017. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan government had co-sponsored a resolution in 2015 to address war crimes and bring accountability while its progress is to come up for discussion during the ongoing session. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The government has been slow to act on its promises and there are demands to withdraw the resolution. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">However, the different stance taken by two pillars of the same government underlines the ongoing tension between the President and Prime minister. </span>