Sri Lanka, Oman to enhance trade and investment opportunities

A 17 member Omani business delegation who arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday paid a courtesy call on Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

The Sri Lanka-Oman Business Forum was held at the National Chamber Auditorium in Colombo on Monday. Sri Lanka's Ambassador in Muscat Ameer Ajwad told the the Daily News that the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Oman had organised the high-level visit of 17 member Omani business delegation from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) led by Eng. Redha Bin Juma Al Saleh, Chairman of the OCCI to Sri Lanka from March 5-9, 2022.

Leader of the delegation, Jumah Al- Saleh described the visit as highly successful and it yielded several positive results, The Siddhalepa signed a MOU with an Omani company, and many new business contacts were established between companies of the two countries, he said. The members of the delegation also included OCCI Board member and Chairman of the Committee on Services and Information Technology Ali Hamdan AlAjmi, Board member and the Chairman of South A Sharqia Governorate Anwar Hamed Said Al Sinani, Chairpersons and CEOs of leading Omani private sector companies Khalid Mohamed Salim AlSaeed. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman Ameer Ajwad is accompanying the high-level delegation during their meetings in Sri Lanka.

The purpose of the visit was to explore and enhance trade and investment opportunities between Sri Lanka and the Sultanate of Oman. The visit is envisaged to open a new chapter for private sector cooperation between the two countries.

The visiting delegation represented product lines such as construction, valuations, consultancy, medical services, food supply, advertising services, manufacturing of medical equipment, water distillery units, upholstery, spare parts, tyres, vegetables and fruits, perfume and watches, food supply, restaurants, wholesales, readymade garments, building material, hardware, tools and equipment, electrical equipment, paints, dry fruit and sweet, recruiting, supply of manpower, legal translations, interpretation, TV translation, editing and submitting, remote translation, conference management, remote conference management, training (languages and translating), film and TV production and event organising etc.

The delegation met with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena, Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya during the visit.