President returns after successful S'pore state visit

President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to the country yesterday following a successful state visit to Singapore.

President Rajapaksa visited Singapore on Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam's invitation.

During his two-day official visit, President Rajapaksa held bilateral meeting with the Singaporean President and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen and Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Chan Chun Sing.

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka and Singapore Business Federation signed an MoU to promote investment relations between the two countries during the visit.

Under the MoU, the two countries are expected to strengthen institutional relations between them.

Both organizations will, among other things, promote joint venture collaborations between their private sectors, create a congenial atmosphere for business and investment in all economic sectors of Sri Lanka and Singapore, use their countries as a hub to trade and invest in the region and exchange investment policies and information relating to relevant projects. Courtesy priu.gov.lk