Coming down heavily on the decision made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to appoint a three-member expert panel to advice him on alleged human rights violations during the last phases of the war between the security forces and the LTTE, Sri Lanka said here on Thursday that it would not grant visas to the panel members.At a news conference here the Foreign Affairs Minister, Prof. G.L. Peiris maintained that although the UN has made it very clear that the Expert Panel appointed by the UN Chief Ban Ki Moon is an advisory panel and not an investigative body, Sri Lanka ‘regrets’ the decision and rejects it on the basis that it is ‘counterproductive’ to the country.Mr. Peires was firm in stating that the government shall not allow the panel of experts to visit Sri Lanka. Clarifying it further, he said that Sri Lanka had not asked for any such panel, hence, the resource material generated through it will not benefit the country. He said solutions to these problems must have a ‘local complexion’ and that the local Commission appointed for this purpose has already started its work.Similarly, responding to the conditional extension of GSP plus benefit by the European Union (EU) , G L Peires said that no ‘self respecting ‘ sovereign nation would accept the 15 points conditions laid down by them.According to the minister , the Sri Lankan Cabinet in unequivocal terms have decided not to compromise the country’s sovereignty for the sake of the 150 million USD by which amount the country would benefit under the GSP + facility.Prof. Peiris explained to the media about the 15 conditions laid down by the EU for the extension of the GSP+ trade facility within a stipulated period of six months.The conditions included the implementation of the 17th Amendment, the release of those arrested under emergency regulations and the abrogation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act.Commenting on these conditions, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister said all these were internal political matters and had no relevance whatsoever to international trade adding that these decisions are to be taken by the elected government of the country and that the decisions cannot be imposed by outside powers.