Lanka declines to join UN resolution against Iran View(s):Sri Lanka declined to join over 130 UN member states that co-sponsored a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution condemning Iran’s “egregious attacks” on its regional neighbours. The resolution was adopted on March 11, 2026. “We do not involve any country-specific resolution as a policy,” Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said when asked for Sri Lanka’s decision not to co-sponsor the resolution. At the Security Council, 13 of the 15 members voted in favour, with Russia and China, two permanent members, abstaining on the vote. The resolution did not condemn the US-Israeli aggression on Iran.

Source: Sunday Times March 15, 2026 13:34 UTC