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Commonwealth country: A Sri Lankan official said Tuesday that no Commonwealth country has the right to judge others, in an apparent reference to the boycott of an upcoming summit in Sri Lanka by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Indian counterpart, according to The Chronicle Herald. His remarks came in response to question about the decision by the prime ministers of Canada and India to boycott the Commonwealth leaders meeting, which is to be held in Colombo from Nov. 15 to 17 and Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Peiris said that within the Commonwealth, there is no room for judgmental positions for some countries to sit in judgment over other countries. He said that passing judgment is contrary to the essential nature of the Commonwealth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.