EU delegates meet foreign minister, reassure continued cooperation for Sri Lanka
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris welcomed the constructive,
cordial and common engagement between Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) in
a gathering with a five-member delegation from the EU on Friday (October 01) on
the Foreign Ministry.
The EU mission to Sri Lanka was led by Senior Advisor,
Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission Nikolaos Zaimis, and
Head of Division for South Asia of the European External Action Service (EEAS)
Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos. The
assembly entailed a dialogue on EU – Sri Lanka cooperation and Sri Lanka’s engagement
with the EU on issues of relevance.
In the dialogue, Foreign Minster Peiris apprised the EU
delegation, inter alia, on progress in reconciliation, overview of Prevention
of Terrorism Act, engagement with civil society, SDG 16 initiative, and Sri Lanka’s
cooperation within the Human Rights Council.
The Foreign Minister noticed that Sri Lanka’s relations with
the EU are wide-ranging and mutually helpful, together with within the spheres
of financial and improvement cooperation.
The EU being Sri Lanka’s second-largest export vacation spot (in 2020),
the Foreign Minister highlighted the optimistic contribution of EU GSP plus
advantages in upgrading the livelihoods of communities within the nation.
In discussions with the Minister, the EU delegation welcomed
the multifaceted engagement between Sri Lanka and the EU, and reassured of
continued cooperation.
During the go to, the EU delegation participated in
conferences associated to the EU – Sri Lanka Joint Commission course of and the
EU GSP plus Third Cycle of Review course of (2020/2021). The conferences have been attended by a broad
vary of stakeholders from the Government comprising over 30 line businesses.
The delegation comprised senior officers from the European
Commission and the EEAS, and the go to was a part of Sri Lanka’s ongoing and
common engagement with the EU. The
mission additionally met different senior interlocutors in Government through
the go to. The Ambassador of the
Delegation of the European Union to Colombo Denis Chaibi, Foreign Secretary
Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage and senior officers of the Foreign Ministry
participated within the assembly.
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