๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Tรผrkiye, concurrently accredited to Georgia Niluka Kadurugamuwa together with his official delegation, recently met with the Director General of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Magda Bolotashvili,, in Tbilisi to explore opportunities for strengthening economic relations between Sri Lanka and Georgia.
During the meeting, the Ambassador highlighted Sri Lankaโs potential as a promising destination for trade and investment, with particular emphasis on the opportunities available at Colombo Port City. He also proposed closer institutional cooperation between the business communities of the two countries, including through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the respective chambers of commerce.
With a view to further strengthening business partnerships, the Ambassador suggested organizing business-to-business (B2B) meetings, business awareness sessions and investment forums to connect Sri Lankan and Georgian entrepreneurs and investors. Particularly, he extended an invitation to the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to facilitate a delegation to the Sri Lanka Expo 2027 (SLEXPO 2027), scheduled to be held in Colombo from 14 to 17 January 2027.
Ms. Bolotashvili expressed the interest of Georgian traders in exploring new markets in Asia and acknowledged the potential for expanding bilateral trade. She also conveyed the Chamberโs willingness to engage more closely with the Sri Lankan business community and work collaboratively to promote mutually beneficial economic partnerships.
The meeting marked a positive step towards enhancing Sri LankaโGeorgia economic engagement, fostering stronger business-to-business connections, and creating new opportunities for trade, investment and long-term commercial cooperation between the two countries.
The Ambassador was accompanied to the meeting by the First Secretary (Commercial) of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Ankara, Dilanga Hettiarachchi.
