The Government has decided to back down in the dispute over the Chinese organic fertiliser shipment that was found to be contaminated, The Sunday Times Newspaper reports.
Preparations are underway to resolve the dispute by paying 75 percent of the claim by the Chinese company. This amounts to US$ 6.7 million. The Government has also decided to buy fresh stocks from the same company, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told the Sunday Times.
“We cannot afford to damage diplomatic relations over this issue,” the minister said.