A team of representatives from Sri Lanka are having top level discussions at the moment in Brussels on the possibility of having the grant extended.

The Sri Lankan government and the European Union (EU) have agreed to meet again for further discussions following preliminary talks held in Brussels this week on continuing with the GSP plus facility said EU spokesman Clancey.
He further said "The Commission remains committed to work with Sri Lanka to see whether the conditions for a reversal of such a decision are in place as a result of significant improvements on the effective implementation of the human rights conventions at issue. The Sri Lankans and EU counterparts agreed to meet again,".

Clancy said the delegation of high-level Sri Lankan officials held a preliminary exchange of views with European Commission officials following the announcement by the EU on 15th February of the decision for the temporary withdrawal of GSP+ benefits from Sri Lanka.

A top government delegation, led by Romesh Jayasinghe, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which met European Commission officials said yesterday the return of normalcy to Sri Lanka provided a necessary basis for a continuing engagement with the European Union, a government communiqué said. The Sri Lankan delegation met EU Commissioner De Gucht and held a preliminary exchange of views.