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Romania yesterday assured support for the extension of GSP+ beneficial to Sri Lanka which is also planning to open an Embassy in Bucharest.
This support was extended by the visiting Romanian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Traian Hristea when he called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
The duo discussed bilateral ties, economic cooperation, investments and employment issues.
The Prime Minister thanked the Government of Romania providing employment to a large number of Sri Lankans in recent years. Romania is the most favourable and preferred employment destination for Sri Lankans since 2016 and already, the Sri Lankan workforce in the apparel, construction, hospitality and agriculture sectors is assessed to be over 32,000.
The State Secretary Hristea said there will be additional employment opportunities for Sri Lankans as Romania is currently implementing several large scale infrastructure and other development projects.
The Prime Minister urged Romania to consider investments in education, agriculture, railways, IT and tourism sectors. He explained the measures taken by Sri Lanka to solve the issues related to the current economic crisis and stressed the need for continuous support of European Union. Romanian Minister assured that his country would support Sri Lanka’s request for continuation of GSP plus duty concessions for Sri Lankan exports.
Romanian Minister was accompanied by Charge d’affaires of the Embassy of Romania in Colombo Dr. Victor Chiujdea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania Asia Pacific Department Director Diana Tase and MFA Counsellor Bogdan Aldea. MP Yadamini Gunawardena, Additional Secretary Mahinda Gunaratne, Dr. Jayantha Jayamanna and Sugeeswara Senadhira also were present on this occasion.
