Cabinet approval granted to sign MoU with Italy to boost bilateral ties

By Ajith Siriwardana

Cabinet approval has been granted to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Sri Lanka and Italy on the establishment of a political consultancy mechanism, Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.
The Minister said the MoU was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employments and Tourism of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation of the Republic of Italy.

A proposal has been forwarded to sign the MoU with the objective of promoting, strengthening and broadening fields including political, economic, commercial, scientific,  technological and cultural sectors between the two countries.

“Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to  the proposal furnished by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employments to sign the said  memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employments and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation of the Republic of Italy,” he said.