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A business meeting between the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) delegation and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) was successfully held on 6 May at the EDB premises in Colombo, reaffirming the longstanding economic ties between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The meeting was headed by EDB Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mangala Wijesinghe and attended by KCCI Senior Vice President Muhammad Raza, distinguished members of the KCCI delegation, and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) Acting Secretary General and SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Associate Director Tilan M. Wijesooriya, together with senior officials of the EDB.
Welcoming the delegation, the EDB Chairman highlighted the strong historical friendship and growing economic partnership between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He also emphasised the importance of the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in 2005, which marked Pakistan’s first-ever bilateral FTA and continues to play a significant role in promoting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Both sides discussed the untapped potential for expanding bilateral trade through enhanced private sector collaboration, improved trade facilitation, greater utilisation of the FTA framework, and stronger business-to-business engagement.
The meeting concluded on a positive note, with both sides expressing confidence in further strengthening bilateral trade relations and long-term economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
