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Sri Lanka looks to establish FTA with Japan

Sri Lanka and Japan plan to formulate and sign a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries to enhance bilateral trade, reports Colombo Page.

Sri Lanka Japan Business Co-operation Committee said that it is preparing for a future Free Trade Agreement, during a meeting between in Colombo with the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Nabuhitho Hobo.

In a press release after the meeting, the committee said,

“In preparation to ensure that we look after the interests of our membership to further enhance their trading activities with Japan, we will be carrying out comprehensive study on the potential area of items to include free trade agreement between Sri Lanka and japan.”

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