(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The fourth round of talks between India and Sri Lanka to finalise the proposed Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) is beginning today (24) in New Delhi, Indian media reported.
An official delegation from Sri Lanka is in Delhi to have talks with their counterparts in Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The three- day talks will take forward the negotiations held in the earlier rounds towards finalization of the agreement. ETCA seeks to expand the scope of trade to services and technology sector with a Free trade agreement (FTA) already existing between the two countries.
The talks comes a day before Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to visit India on a working visit from tomorrow.
Premier Wickremesinghe will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (26) and the progress on ETCA is likely to figure during the meeting.
Source: www.newsonair.nic.in
