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Thailand set to step up FTA negotiations with Sri Lanka

Mrs Auramon says Sri Lanka is a developing country that boasts supporting factors for trade and investment.

Thailand has vowed to accelerate negotiations on a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka, aiming to finish the talks by the beginning of 2024.

According to Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, during the third round of FTA talks held during Jan 9-10 in Colombo in Sri Lanka, the two countries agreed on a timeframe to conclude the negotiations by the beginning of 2024.

The third round of negotiations was supposed to take place in 2018, but the discussions were put on hold for four years due to the pandemic and the restructuring of Sri Lanka’s negotiations-related…

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