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Germany wants sanctions if Sri Lanka continues war

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Germany proposes sanctions on Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News-2008Feb13, 4.00PM) Germany is proposing to the European Union the withdrawal of the General System of Preference Plus (GSP+) concessions from Sri Lanka and the slashing of development cooperation unless the government stops the war and seeks a political solution to the ethnic conflict.

In the beginning of March a European Union troika is to visit Sri Lanka to take stock of the situation in the country and urge the government to seek a political solution and withdraw from the war.

In a series of tough measures to be taken by Germany it also plans to withdraw half of the personnel working in development cooperation and close the office of the German Development Bank in Colombo if the government continues to pursue the war option.

This tough line Germany proposes to take is disclosed by German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul in a recent interview with the German daily Tages Spiegel.

The German Minister has said the international community must influence both parties to the conflict to seek a political solution and withdraw from the war. Minister Wieczorek-Zeul had said if the Sri Lankan government continues to insist on a military solution then she would demand that the EU withdraw the GSP+ concessions offered to the country. She had said this will bring economic pressure on the government of Sri Lanka.

"If the EU continues to accept the present situation the Plus is meaningless. The biggest portion of Sri Lanka's exports consist of textile exports. Only garment product exports to the EU markets are valued at US$ 1.2 billion annually. The other part is exported to the United States. It is also important to consult with the US, which has also taken up a very critical position towards Sri Lanka in the past weeks," the German Minister has said.

The German Economic Cooperation and Development Minister has also revealed that no new agreements on cooperation have been concluded for the past two years and that projects to the value of EUR 38 million have been put on hold.

She has also proposed that the UN Security Council take up the Sri Lankan issue and has proposed to Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon that he sends a special envoy to Sri Lanka to study the situation. She has further said that the decision to withdraw half the personnel working in development cooperation and close the office of the German Development Bank is because the security situation is very critical.

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