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Bahrain PM here today

A major boost to bilateral, economic ties:

On the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa Bahrain Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, will be on an official visit to Sri Lanka from July 28-30. He will hold bilateral talks with the President on a wide range of issues including expanding the economic co-operation between the two countries.

This is the first high level visit to Sri Lanka from Bahrain after 33 years. The late Amir Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, visited Sri Lanka for the Non Aligned Summit Conference in 1976.

Sri Lanka's main focus during the visit will be to attract Bahrain-based companies to invest in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. There are a number of investment opportunities which have opened up in Sri Lanka in recent times.

During the high level visit, bilateral agreements on tourism co-operation, economic, trade and technical co-operation and expansion of relations between the Trade Chambers of Sri Lanka and Bahrain will be signed by the two Foreign Ministers.

The MOU on "Economic, Trade and Technical Co-operation" and the MOU on "Tourism Co-operation" are aimed at enabling the two sides to explore further opportunities in a range of fields beneficial to the people. Sri Lanka is also expecting to sign Agreements on Investment Promotion and Protection and on Double Taxation in the next phase of its bilateral engagement with Bahrain.

Sri Lanka's labour relations with Bahrain remains significant. Bahrain continues to provide a conductive environment for around 15,000 Sri Lankan workers to work peacefully in the Kingdom.

These Sri Lankan expatriates contribute to the economy of the Kingdom and have built strong bridges between the two countries.

Sri Lanka is interested in sending qualified nurses as well as skilled workers to the Kingdom in the future, especially in the hospitality, finance and petroleum sectors under the new "Manpower and Occupational Training Agreement" signed with Bahrain in January, 2008.

In manifestation of the friendly relations that exist between the two countries, the Government of Bahrain voted in favour of Sri Lanka at the 11th Special Session of the United Nations' Human Rights Council on May 26, 2009.

The ceremony to sign MOUs will follow the Bilateral Talks at the Presidential Secretariat.

The visiting Bahrain Prime Minister is also scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Affairs Minister while the Commerce and Industry Minister who accompanies the Prime Minister will meet with the International Trade Minister and the Enterprise Development Minister separately.

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