The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka requested that the Government report to Parliament on the outcome of discussions with the United States regarding newly imposed tariffs affecting Sri Lanka, following the all-party meeting convened by the President on 10 April. He also asked the Government to inform the House about recent discussions with a European Union delegation concerning GSP+ concessions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, with your permission, I seek a minute to draw the Government’s attention to a matter important to the country, the people, and to us in this august House.
¶ 02 Recently, when the United States Government imposed tariffs on a number of countries including Sri Lanka, we requested His Excellency the President to convene an all-party conference considering the potential impact on our economy. Accordingly, on 10th April, at the discussion convened by the President, the Hon. Leader of the Opposition and leaders and representatives of other Opposition parties participated and many important matters were discussed. The President stated that a delegation including a State Minister would visit the United States to discuss this matter. We expect that the outcome of those discussions will be presented to Parliament this week.
¶ 03 Also, a delegation from the European Union recently visited and we saw discussions with the President and the Government regarding GSP+. We request the Government to inform this august House of the outcomes of those important discussions.
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