31 May, 201314:57:32
May 31, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and Thailand inked agreements on tourism, technology, business during a visit by Thai Prime Minister Yinluck Shinawatra to the island, who had bilateral talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Thai deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul and Sri Lanka's foreign minister G L Pieris, technology minister Patali Ranawaka inked the deals Thursday in the presence of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Shinawatra. Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Thailand's Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking also signed a co-operation agreement. The visiting prime minister who was accompanied by a business delegation also met the Thai business community.