The Sri Lankan government is sending a high-level delegation to the European Union in Brussels later this month, in order to negotiate the lifting of a ban on imports of fish caught in Sri Lanka.
The Chairman of Seafood Exporters Association of Sri Lanka (SEASL) and Managing Director of Global Sea Foods, Prabhash Subasinghe, was quoted by Xinhua as saying “We will conduct a decisive meeting with EU on the fishery ban issue and its outcome will determine our fishery export outlook to Europe in future”.
"We believe the outcome shall be favourable for Sri Lanka," he continued.
Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said in December that the ban was costing Sri Lanka over $100 million per year.
However, the Sri Lankan government is confident of the ban being lifted, claiming to now be almost fully compliant with EU regulation.
Add Comments
