GSP+ issue a weapon to destabilise Govt. - Weerawansa

Shirley WIJESINGHE

The European Union (EU) is trying their last trump card to deny the GSP + to Sri Lanka with the intention of destabilising the Government specially on the verge of a military victory by the troops, said National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa.

Their main objective is to appoint a Government favourable of them and stop the military operations, Weerawansa added.

Weerawansa appealed to the EU not to take GSP+ issue as a political weapon.

Speaking at the media conference organised to explain the NFF's views about the current situation of the GSP issue, NFF leader Weerawansa said, Government should not bow down to the condition of the EU to intervene in the so-called human rights violations in our country, Weerawansa stressed. The most of our exports will not depend on the EU member countries. Our exports are specially apparel items being exported directly to the USA. Similarly the Government must find out marketing avenues for our exports.

Weerawansa appealed to all patriotic elements including stakeholders of the export industry to organise protest campaigns against the decision related to the GSP+ issue.

The NFF will organise protest campaigns too against the such possible decisions of the EU at the opposite of their Colombo office shortly, he said.