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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7714257" data-attributes="member: 92282">External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris, speaking to reporters a short  while ago, said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called him to  attend an urgent meeting this evening but did not elaborate on what the  meeting was about.    The Minister who was attending the launch of a website said that he had  to cut short his participation at the event as he had to attend an  urgent meeting with the President.         The meeting comes amidst the EU announcing a set of conditions and a  deadline in order to extend the GSP plus trade facilities to Sri Lanka.  The announcement by the EU was made today but the government is yet to  publicly respond to the conditions.         The EU said today it has informed the Government of its readiness to  propose to the Council of the EU to maintain GSP plus preferences for  Sri Lanka for a limited additional period if some conditions are met and  a written commitment is given by 1st July.dailymirror</blockquote>

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