PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA SAYS WITH OR WITHOUT THE GSP+ CONCESSION HIS GOVERNMENT WILL PROTECT THE LOCAL INDUSTRIES
Saturday, September 26th, 2009By Walter Jayawardhana
Whether Sri Lanka receive the GSP+ concession or not, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said he would see the local industries are protected.
The President further said, “I cannot betray a whole country for the sake of US $ 150 million.”
The President’s statement is an obvious reference to a boast by the opposition United National Party [...]