Romania to strengthen bilateral trade with Lanka

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

Romania is to strengthen bilateral trade and economic relationship with Sri Lanka as there is tremendous potential in the fields of tourism, developing road infrastructure and machine building for industries,Ambassador for Romania in Sri Lanka Dr Victor Chiujdea said making a presentation at the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

He said Romania is the second largest country in Central Europe and has a high degree of integration to EU.Romania exports electrical equipment, chemicals and papers to Sri Lanka while importing rubber, tea essential oils, seafood and clothing items from Sri Lanka.

Referring to two important projects in the past he said in 1998 Romania supplied 891 railway passenger coaches to Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka supplied 5,000 sets of wooden furniture to Romania and emphasized the importance of reactivating the bilateral trade between the two countries.