Following a meeting of the European Commission (EC) with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangal Samaraweera, the European Union said the ban on fish import from Sri Lanka would not be lifted reports Indo-Asian News Service (IANS).
Though Sri Lanka said it would take a range of measures to strengthen management and control of its fisheries, the EU refused to lift the ban, stating,
“Once the EC is satisfied that these measures have been taken by Sri Lanka, it would propose the lifting of the fisheries trade measure to the EU member states. Until then, the fisheries ban stays in place.”
The announcement comes after Sri Lanka’s Fisheries State Minister Dilip Wedaarachchi claimed that the EU ban had been suspended for 6 months.
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Though Sri Lanka said it would take a range of measures to strengthen management and control of its fisheries, the EU refused to lift the ban, stating,
“Once the EC is satisfied that these measures have been taken by Sri Lanka, it would propose the lifting of the fisheries trade measure to the EU member states. Until then, the fisheries ban stays in place.”
The announcement comes after Sri Lanka’s Fisheries State Minister Dilip Wedaarachchi claimed that the EU ban had been suspended for 6 months.
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