During the meeting, EU re-affirmed the commitment towards Sri Lanka in finding a solution to the conflict and also in its efforts to reconstruct and rehabilitation activities, in particular, in the Eastern Province. The EU delegation is also of the view that the LTTE terrorism should not be encouraged.

The Troika meeting covered a wide range of issues including the political process and the APRC, Eastern Province development, combating terrorism, strengthening human rights, GSP+, global warming and climate change, and Carbon debt.

Ambassador Janez Premoze, Director Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Slovenia, Mr. Didier Leroy, Head of South Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France, Mr. James Moran, Director for Asia, External Relations, Mrs. Helen Campbell, Head of South Asia Unit, Mr. Andrea Nicolaj, Desk Officer Sri Lanka, Mr. Michael Swann, Council for European Union led the EU Troika. Senior Officials of the Ministries of Foreign, Finance, Disaster Management and Human Rights, Environment and National Resources and the officials of Attorney General’s Department represented the Sri Lanka delegation.