Sri Lanka holds bilateral trade sessions
Sri Lanka held two fresh bilateral trade sessions yesterday in
Hyderabad-one with India and the other with the United Arab Emirates.
The talks were held at Andra Pradesh, Hyderabad International Convention
Centre, in Hyderabad. Minister Bathiudeen led Sri Lanka team on both
meetings.
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Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen (second from left), in
discussions with KPMG
Consultants - India partner Narayan Ramaswamy in Hyderabad. |
In these negotiations, Minister Bathiudeen held discussions with
Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma (for India),
followed by UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al
Oasimi (for UAE), in separate afternoon sessions.
"The latest rounds of talks are aimed at trade promotion between Sri
Lanka and these two countries," said Director General of Commerce
Department P.D. Fernando. Minister Bathiudeen also extended the official
Sri Lankan invitation for 'Sri Lanka Expo 2012' to India, during the
meeting with his Indian counterpart.
According to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the
organisers of the Partnership Summit 2012, its sessions will focus on
tourism and investment opportunities in the state of Andra Pradesh,
along with high-level business networking among the participating
countries.
About 1,500 delegates from 30 countries will take part in this
three-day partnership summit at the Hyderabad International Convention
Centre. Among the participating countries are Bangladesh, China, the
Czech Republic, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, USA,
Zambia, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Turkey, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi,
Kuwait, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Mali.
Minister Bathiudeen also addressed the inaugural session of the
Partnership Summit at Hyderabad, yesterday. |
