The European Union has promised Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardene that it will seriously consider his request to release some of their excess Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses to meet Sri Lanka’s shortfall.
They made this assurance to the Minister during a meeting between the EU envoys in Colombo and the Minister at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. The Foreign Minister has welcomed the multifaceted cooperation existing between Sri Lanka and the EU. Follow up action on the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission Meeting held on January 25was also discussed. Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka Denis Chaibi, Ambassador of France Eric Lavertu, the Ambassador of Italy Rita Mannella, the Ambassador of the Netherlands Tanja Gonggrip, the Ambassador of Germany Holger Seubert, and the Chargé d’Affaires of Romania Victor Chiujdea were present.
The State Minister of Regional Cooperation, Tharaka Balasuriya, Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage and senior officials of the Foreign Ministry were also present. - MF