France on GSP+ facility

[October 25 2008]

Ambassador for France in Sri Lanka, Michel Lummaux, in a discussion with Foreign Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday said that France understands Sri Lanka's sentiments against an investigative review process and that France will follow a purely technical analysis on Sri Lanka's response to the criteria.

He said that the GSP + facility was formulated as an incentive for sustainable development in developing countries and therefore, France wishes to have Sri Lanka's application for its extension treated fairly.