Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: 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, according to Huffington Post. On Sunday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh joined Harper in boycotting the summit over concerns about Sri Lanka's human rights record. The Commonwealth is a loose association of 53 nations made up largely of former British colonies and COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - 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. 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.