council decis march conclus cooper agreement european commun democrat socialist republ sri lanka partnership develop ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl conjunct sentenc articl subparagraph paragraph thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament articl treati commun polici sphere develop cooper foster sustain econom social develop develop countri smooth gradual integr world economi campaign poverti countri commun approv attain aim sphere extern relat agreement refer decis decid articl cooper agreement european commun democrat socialist republ sri lanka partnership develop approv behalf commun text agreement attach decis articl presid council behalf commun give notif provid articl agreement articl commiss assist repres member state repres commun joint commiss provid articl agreement articl decis publish offici journal european commun brussel march council presid giraud oj oj