SL - Singapore FTA signed

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The Sri Lankan Government today signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore at the Presidential Secretariat.

In a statement, the President’s Media Division said the FTA will boost the trade between the two countries as this would facilitate duty free access to selected goods and services of each other.

The signing of the FTA took place following the bilateral discussions between Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat.

Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama and Trade and Industry Minister of Singapore- S. Iswaran signed the FTA, in the presence f President Sirisena, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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Don Juan Tuesday, 23 January 2018 02:13 PM

Well done. What about the protesting professionals?

Ceylon Tuesday, 23 January 2018 02:28 PM

Its good.but sooner make it fully free trade agriment.presently its half free trade agriment.

ananda Tuesday, 23 January 2018 02:53 PM

Good show do not give into saboteurs of the JO trade unions. via DM Android App

pumal Tuesday, 23 January 2018 02:54 PM

Do not cheat the public by signing FTAs and selling our assets any more we have lost our valuable assets stop this dirty practice

mervin Tuesday, 23 January 2018 03:19 PM

Yes dont sell our assets to Singapore as they are very clever to buy our valuable assets by taking our politicians for a ride Mr President don't get caught to these traps

Ruwan Tuesday, 23 January 2018 03:53 PM

Well said Mervin,Singapore has Taken over for peanuts our biggest asset and enjoying the best returns that Our Local businessman don't have. Please save our assets for our future generation

Daily boru Tuesday, 23 January 2018 04:32 PM

You are a Mahinda man. Where were you when Shangri la was sold. Port city sold to China?

Daily boru Tuesday, 23 January 2018 04:34 PM

Mahinda stooges where were you when Shangri la land port city land were sold?

Pradeep Tuesday, 23 January 2018 05:09 PM

Well you have to be a professional to understand the logic behind the protests of technical professionals in any country. That would be a steep hill to climb for our public servants. What a sham is made of our so-called democracy! We've gone from the frying pan into the fire.

patriot Tuesday, 23 January 2018 05:25 PM

So it has been signed even protests from various organizations.

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