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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7823044" data-attributes="member: 92282">EU regrets Lanka’s silenceThe European Union (EU) has expressed regret over Sri Lanka’s decision  to remain silent on the proposals by the EU for Sri Lanka to obtain a  temporary extension of the GSP plus benefits by meeting some conditions."We very much regret the choice of Sri Lanka not to take up an offer  made in good faith and in line with the EU commitment to a global human  rights agenda. We will however keep the door open for Sri Lanka to  return to talks," Catherine Ashton of the EU said in a statement today.  "Our precedent-setting offer sought to recognise some tangible progress  yielded during these last months of dialogue," added EU Commissioner  Karel De Gucht. "We hope that these results, however partial, will be  sustained, in line with the incentivising characteristics of GSP+."The statement by the EU Trade office said that Sri Lanka will  temporarily lose its preferential access to the EU market starting from  August 15th 2010, a decision which was taken by the Council of Ministers  in February 2010. Based on dialogue with the Sri Lankan authorities on shortcomings in its  implementation of three UN human rights conventions, the EU in June  offered to delay the entry into force of the Council decision by a  further six months. In exchange, it asked for tangible and sustainable  progress on a number of outstanding issues. In the absence of a reply  from the authorities in Colombo by 1 July, the Commission is not in a  position to table a proposal with a view to delaying the Council  Decision, the EU statement said.   Dailymirror</blockquote>

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