FTA Direction Among Issues To Be Discussed By PM In Sri Lanka

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Channel: 7Edition · 2017 · News & Politics

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The framework for the Malaysia-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement, FTA is one of the main issues to be discussed in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak's three-day official visit to the country, beginning today.



The charge d'affaires at the Malaysian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Zainal Izran Zahar said the Prime Minister would hold further discussions on the FTA in a meeting with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena.



(Soundbite of Zainal Izran Zahari/Chargé D'affaires At The High Commission Of Malaysia In Colombo

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The main issues to be discussed will be the Malaysia-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation. For your information, between January and September this year, the bilateral trade between both countries reached over US$500 million, an increase of 13.6 percent compared to the same period last year.)

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