January 29, Colombo (LNW): Thailand’s Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, is scheduled for a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka commencing on February 3, the Department of Government Information said in a statement.
Earlier reports indicated that the Thai Prime Minister would travel to Sri Lanka in February to finalise a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) following the latest round of talks between the two nations.
Chotima Iemsawasdikul, the Director-General of the Thai Commerce Ministry’s Department of Trade Negotiations, informed the media that Sri Lanka hosted the ninth round of FTA negotiations with Thailand on December 18–20.
The FTA negotiations resumed in November after a four-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing restructuring of Sri Lanka’s government agencies.
The Bangkok Post reported that the Commerce Ministry plans to submit the negotiation results to the cabinet for approval before the Prime Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka in February.
This visit comes in response to an invitation extended by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
