INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
agricultural modernization program.President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are currently in New Delhi to
attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Sri Lanka to modernised agriculture.President Ranil Wickremesinghe also affirmed his commitment to dispatch a delegation of Sri Lankan
agricultural experts to Bangladesh
between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted the potential for such an agreement following the conclusion of the India Free Trade
Agreement.Additionally, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh pledged to direct private investors from Bangladesh towards investment
opportunities in Sri Lanka, further fostering economic cooperation between the two countries
Consideration was given to the initiation of a passenger ferry service connecting Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.The Bangladesh Prime Minister
extended an invitation to President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangladesh
President Ranil Wickremesinghe conveyed to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh that, as the conference will be held during the election period
in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Foreign Minister Ali Sabri will represent Sri Lanka at the upcoming BIMSTEC Summit held
in Bangladesh.The President also assured the Prime Minister of Bangladesh that he would visit Bangladesh after the election
President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Recalling the support received from both, Bangladesh and India, President Wickremesinghe expressed gratitude
for their assistance.The event was attended by Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake, Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aruni Wijewardene, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Kshenuka Senaviratne, Private Secretary to the President Sandra Perera, and
delegations from both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.--PMD--
