The Government of Pakistan appreciates the decision of the Government of Sri Lanka to disassociate itself from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)'s decision to suspend Pakistan from the Councils of the Commonwealth, said a press release issued by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry on November 23.

Sri Lanka urged the Commonwealth to send a delegation to Pakistan to assess the ground situation rather than taking the hasty decision of suspending Pakistan's membership.

The full text of the statement:

"The Government of Pakistan appreciates the decision of the Government of Sri Lanka to disassociate itself from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)'s decision to suspend Pakistan from the Councils of the Commonwealth. Sri Lanka took this decision in a Cabinet meeting today which was chaired by the Prime Minister.

"Sri Lanka is a member of CMAG and its Foreign Minister, who represented his country at the CMAG meeting, urged the Commonwealth to send a delegation to Pakistan to assess the ground situation rather than taking the hasty decision of suspending Pakistan's membership. Pakistan itself had proposed such a visit to CMAG member countries. " 

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