He said India continues to urge speedier action but said : `` We ca n't see an alternative to engagement , particularly if it 's a matter that concerns a friendly country in the neighborhood of India . '' Sri Lanka is hosting the biannual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( 2017 ) The prime ministers of Canada , Australia and Mauritius have said they will not attend . It follows criticism of Sri Lanka 's human rights record after its 26-year conflict with Tamil rebels . Sri Lanka 's high commissioner to the UN blames the criticism on a ` ` proxy propaganda war ''
Sri Lanka is hosting the biannual Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( 2017 ) The prime ministers of Canada , Australia and Mauritius have said they will not attend . It follows criticism of Sri Lanka 's human rights record after its 26-year conflict with Tamil rebels . Sri Lanka 's high commissioner to the UN blames the criticism on a ` ` proxy propaganda war ''