Within four days of the Presidential level delegation from Sri Lanka successfully wrapping up its bilateral work in Doha, the State of Qatar is dispatching an official delegation led by an influential Qatari Minister to Colombo to move bilateral trade actions forward.
Qatari Minister of Economy and Commerce Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani will be leading his 20-man delegation to Colombo for the second Joint Committee Meeting between both countries that will commence today in Colombo.
This is one of the largest ever Qatari delegations to arrive in Sri Lanka for bilateral trade talks.
Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen will lead the Sri Lankan team at the talks. The visiting Qatari members are from various Qatari state agencies, Chambers and Doha corporates .
Both sides shall discuss bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, tourism and economic development at the two-day in-depth sessions that will conclude on October 31. A one to one meeting between the visiting Qatari Minister Al Thani and Miniser Bathiudeen is also scheduled towards the end of two-day sessions. A high level Sri Lankan delegation led by President Maithripala Sirisena, joined by Minister Bathiudeen concluded their Qatari visit on October 26.
According to the Department of Commerce, Qatar is also an important employment market where Sri Lankans are mostly employed in different job categories.
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