SL-Thailand FTA talks on track for completion in February

The negotiations on the proposed Sri Lanka – Thailand Free Trade Agreement (SLTFTA) are on track for completion in February, next year.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the Cabinet of Ministers this week the negotiations on the proposed SLTFTA is expected to conclude by February next year, and the agreement signing is expected in March in line with the action plan. 
Sri Lanka’s FTA negotiating team led by International Trade Office Chief Negotiator K.J. Weerasinghe held the fifth round of negotiations on the proposed FTA with the Thai delegations in Colombo from June 26 to 28.

“In this round, the discussions regarding customs cooperation and trade facilitation, economic cooperation as well as sanitary and phytosanitary chapters have been completed,” the Government Information Department said.
The next round of negotiations is scheduled to take place in Thailand during August 21-23.