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    SRI LANKA: Colombo’s Diplomatic Sparring Games with EU, U.S.
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    The government has maintained that while not cooperating with the EU investigation, its preferred mode of negotiation was through bilateral dialogue. "The government of Sri Lanka is taking positive action (on the GSP Plus extension) ... We are in dialogue with the EU." High-level Sri Lankan diplomats accredited to the EU in Brussels were in Sri Lanka finalising the government's response over this week before it was handed over. Full Article at Inter Press Service
    The government of Sri Lanka is taking positive action (on the GSP Plus extension) ... We are in dialogue with the EU.
    – Rohitha Bogollagama SOURCE: Inter Press Service 1 month ago
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SRI LANKA: Colombo’s Diplomatic Sparring Games with EU, U.S.
  1. I consider it as a success of the diplomatic relationship (between Sri Lanka and the U.S.)
    – Rohitha Bogollagama SOURCE: Inter Press Service 1 month ago
  2. This attempt to interview the general is an effort to influence the sovereignty of Sri Lanka
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 1 month ago
  3. There is no separation between your public life and private life (when you hold high office)
    SOURCE: Inter Press Service 1 month ago

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