The Director General welcomed Ambassador Jayatilleka to UNESCO and noted the long history of cooperation and contribution made by Sri Lanka on the Executive Board in particular and at UNESCO in general. She inquired about the role of education in the post conflict context.
Ambassador Jayatilleka stated that the values of UNESCO which nurture dialogue, appreciate diversity and recognize pluralism were critical for member states. He added that the role UNESCO continued to play was important as it fostered the closer cooperation of differing collective entities and helped in raising consciousness.
He said that the late Prof. Huntington had even mentioned Sri Lanka as an example of fault line conflicts and hoped that an organization like UNESCO which attempted to counter that notion of the so-called clash of
civilizations and instead bolstered understanding and mutual respect, would be the ideal platform for further enhancing dialogue.
He noted that whilst looking forward to the visit of the Director General to Sri Lanka in the course of 2011, the focus on education for peace and sustainable development by Sri Lanka was essential and the possible holding of a symposium on best practices for the transition in the building of peace would help mainstream the UNESCO message and perspective.
 Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka presented his creden...){kind=link}
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