Good Morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to thank Dr. Ngozi and Ambassador Santiago for organizing this virtual meeting enabling me to present my country’s views on ongoing negotiations.
At the outset, Sri Lanka reaffirms its commitment to the mandates agreed at MC11 and under SGD 14.6, and to the collective achievement of a balanced, comprehensive and effective disciplines on fisheries subsidies, with appropriate and effective S and DT measures for developing countries.
"No political interference in the appointments made by the Department of Commerce" - Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, Minister of Trade, stated on 8th January,2021 , responding to a question raised in the parliament.
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