EU to brief Sri Lanka on new cycle of GSP regulation to be adopted for 2024–2033
09-May-2023The 25th Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the European Union will be convened on 9 May 2023 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The 25th Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the European Union will be convened on 9 May 2023 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The meeting will be co-chaired by Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Aruni Wijewardane and Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service of the EU Paola Pampaloni.
The Joint Commission will deliberate on a broad range of bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest to both sides and discuss areas for future cooperation, according to the foreign affairs ministry.
The outcome of the three Working Groups established under the Joint Commission namely, the Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights; the Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation; and the Working Group on Development Cooperation will also be discussed in detail during the meeting.
The European Union delegation will brief on the new cycle of the EU GSP Regulation to be adopted for 2024 – 2033, which will be effective from 1 January 2024 for the next 10 years, it added.
