Ambassador of Thailand in Sri Lanka Chulamanee Chartsuwan called on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on January 8. The Foreign Minister said that Thailand could invest in Sri Lanka, especially in the plantation and the agricultural sector. They endorsed the importance of finalising the Free Trade Agreement to spearhead the bilateral economic and trade relations. The Minister said that untapped areas will be rejuvenated and geared through the implementation of the Strategic Economic Partnership that was signed in 2018.
The Ambassador said that she has served in Sri Lanka for three years and seven months and she feels privileged to have built excellent relations, promoted mutual interests of Sri Lanka and Thailand and built people to people contacts during her tenure.
Foreign Minister Gunawardena said that the friendly relations between the two countries has progressed thanked for the support that Thailand extended to Sri Lanka at international forums such as the UNHRC and the BIMSTEC. The Ambassador assured Thailand’s support for Sri Lanka in its Chairmanship of BIMSTEC. Thailand has stood with Sri Lanka in difficult times, the Ambassador said. The Minister said that agriculture and training provided by Thailand has been productive for Sri Lanka.
Minister Gunawardena said that Buddhism is the main linking force between Thailand and Sri Lanka and many Sri Lankans visit Bangkok for tourism and business.
He said that the growing relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand is a merit to their relations. He said the visits of high ranking officials in the past which have inspired and strengthened Sri Lanka-Thailand relations and hoped that such visits will continue.
