Sri Lankan minister says government would not allow UN panel of experts to visit the country

Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris today (24) said the government would not allow the United Nations Panel of Experts to come to Sri Lanka.
Minister Peiris told a press conference in Colombo that the Panel of Experts would need visas to visit Sri Lanka and there was no reason for them to come to the country.



The spokesman to the UN Secretary-General earlier said that the panel would not be traveling to Sri Lanka as there is no specific need to engage with the Sri Lankan officials although the panel hopes to cooperate with concerned officials in the country.
Prof. Peiris also said the country would not bow down to conditions set forth by European Union to extend the GSP+ facility for a further period of six months.
He further said that the government would not continue dialogue with the EU on this specific matter.