Sri Lanka reiterates commitment to FTA with China

Sri Lanka is keen to finalise a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China assured a senior Sri Lankan minister when speaking to a visiting Chinese delegation.

Speaking to a six member delegation of the government of China, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen, said,

“Our unity government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickrememsinghe is very keen on the FTA and continuing its work on it with no charge.”

The Chinese delegation was lead by Senior Advisor to the People’s Government of the Yunnan Province Gao Shuxun, reports Colombo Page.

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