Sri Lankans strengthen trade ties with Pakistan

During the tour, memoranda of understanding were signed to foster industrial and business collaboration and enhance trade relations

The Sri Lanka-Pakistan Business Council (SLPBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka, led a 10-member business delegation to the third Expo Engineering and Healthcare Show in Lahore recently.
Spearheaded by SLPBC President Indra Kaushal Rajapaksha, the delegation joined over 600 delegates from 70 countries at the exposition organised by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and Commerce Ministry and Export Development Fund of Pakistan, showcasing sectors such as agriculture, automotive, pharmaceuticals and more. 

During the tour, Rajapaksha signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs), with the Pakistan International Business Trade Industry and Commerce and Gujranawala Business Centre aimed at fostering industrial and business collaboration and enhancing trade relations, while an existing MoU between the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Lahore Chamber of Commerce was renewed and further strengthened to add vigour to relations between the two chambers. 

In its efforts to strengthen business, economic, tourism and cultural ties between the two countries, the SLPBC organised a meeting with the State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya and discussed future strategies in developing trade, economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
Through such proactive initiatives, the SLPBC executes its mandate to contribute towards enhancing bilateral relations and supporting its members to establish and fortify business opportunities in Pakistan as well as with their Pakistan business counterparts in Sri Lanka.