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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7863094" data-attributes="member: 92282">The Sri Lankan government had talks with heads of missions and  representatives of EU Member States and the European Union in order to  discuss matters relating to the future of the EU GSP+ process, the Sri  Lankan External Affairs Ministry said today.    According to the statement External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris had  told the delegation at the meeting yesterday the Sri Lanka will consider  constructive proposals by the European Commission on GSP plus, which  did not compromise the dignity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka.         The Minister stated that he had noted the recent statements made by the  Ambassador of the European Union in Sri Lanka relating to the EU’s wish  to continue the dialogue relating to GSP+ by overcoming misperceptions  and obstacles.           In this regard, the Minister reiterated that while the objective of the  Government is to find a way forward with a view to restoring the  benefits of GSP+ to the people of Sri Lanka, the government has clearly  stated that it was not in a position to proceed on the basis of the  unacceptable conditions and ultimatum stated in the letter dated 17th  June 2010.         The Ambassador of the European Union thanked the Minister for External  Affairs for the briefing on the position of the government on the letter  sent by the European Commission on 17th June 2010.  The Ambassador  reiterated that the objective of the European Commission at this point  was to find a way forward in a mutually acceptable manner.  He also  stated that the Commission will explore modalities in order to react  constructively to the views expressed by the government, and resume  forward-looking discussions.          The Minister agreed to consider constructive proposals by the European  Commission in this regard, which did not compromise the dignity and  sovereignty of Sri Lanka. The Ambassadors of EU, France and Netherlands,  as well as Charges of UK, Germany and Romania were present at the  Meeting, together with Senior Officials of the Ministry of External  Affairs.      DailymirrorThe EU has decided to withdraw the trade concession, widely known  as GSP plus, from August 15 2010, as Sri Lanka has failed to respond to its  demands on improving the island’s human rights situation. </blockquote>

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