Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka convened the 27th Session of the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting in Colombo.

The meeting has been held yesterday (12), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Employment and Tourism said in a statement.

The meeting, which was held in a friendly and open atmosphere, reviewed bilateral relations and entailed an exchange of views and updates on a wide range of topics of bilateral interest, ranging from governance, reconciliation and human rights, to trade, development cooperation, education, fisheries, maritime cooperation, environment, climate change, security cooperation, readmission, and regional and international cooperation.

The meeting provided an opportunity for both...