Ranil advocates for ETCA with India amid US tariffs

In the wake of the US reciprocal tariffs, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the importance of the conclusion of the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India while operationalising free trade agreements with Thailand and Singapore. 

In a video footage, he said that the U.S. would not be open for a free market under the circumstances. 

He stressed that his government planned for the signing of the FTA this year.

He also said that the export products basket should be diversified without depending on apparel products alone.