Palestine has expressed its willingness to send a business delegation to Sri Lanka Expo 2027, as Sri Lanka and Palestine explore new opportunities to strengthen bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation.
The development follows a meeting between Sri Lanka’s Representative to the State of Palestine, Farook Mohamed Fawzer, and Palestinian Minister of National Economy Muhammad Al-Amur, held at the Ministry headquarters in Ramallah.
According to the Representative Office of Sri Lanka in Ramallah, the discussions focused on expanding bilateral trade, promoting investment opportunities and strengthening business-to-business engagement between the two countries.
A key focus of the meeting was Sri Lanka Expo 2027, scheduled to take place from January 14 to 17, 2027, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo.
During the meeting, Fawzer briefed the Palestinian Minister on opportunities available through the exhibition for Palestinian businesses to explore new markets, establish commercial partnerships and strengthen trade and investment links with Sri Lankan counterparts.
He also highlighted investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, including those emerging through Port City Colombo, and encouraged greater participation by the Palestinian private sector in the country’s economic initiatives.
An official invitation was extended to Minister Al-Amur to lead a delegation comprising Palestinian public and private-sector representatives, including members of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, to Sri Lanka Expo 2027.
Welcoming the invitation, Minister Al-Amur expressed his willingness to lead a Palestinian business delegation to Colombo for the event.
The two sides also discussed measures to facilitate greater market access, promote Palestinian products in Sri Lanka and strengthen private-sector networks to identify new avenues for bilateral trade and investment.
During the discussion, Minister Al-Amur recalled the longstanding friendship and cooperation between Sri Lanka and Palestine, built over more than five decades of diplomatic relations.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening economic engagement and strengthening commercial ties between the two countries. (Newswire)
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