President meets Thai Prime Minister:

Talks focus on promoting trade

President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Kuwait to attend the Asian Cooperation Dialogue Summit, met Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and held bi-lateral discussions on Tuesday.

Special attention was drawn during the talks on promoting trade between Sri Lanka and Thailand, a press release issued by the President’s Media Division said.

Detailed discussions were also held for creating a systematic

bilateral strategy for the promotion of investment and tourism between the two countries.

Talks are already taking place between the two countries towards achieving this objective and the Sri Lanka – Thailand Joint Commission formed in this connection is due to meet in Sri Lanka in 2013.

The release said discussions also centred on the promotion of fisheries and agriculture sectors of the two countries by exchanging technology and know-how between the two countries to maximise the progress of the fisheries and agriculture industries in both countries.

Discussions were also held on further stabilising longstanding cultural ties and relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Ministers Prof G L Peiris and Susil Premajayantha, Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardena and A H M Azwer and Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga