The launch of the Warsaw-Colombo air link, a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana, and political consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers were the main items on the agenda of Undersecretary of State Maciej Lang’s visit to Sri Lanka.

The talks with Minister Marapana and State Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake focused on prospects of the development of bilateral relations, in particular in the area of economy. The officials discussed forging closer ties in agriculture, maritime transport and economy, as well as defence industry. They also talked about the cooperation between the two countries at the fora of international organisations, as well as global and regional issues, such as terrorism and security in South Asia. The talks were also an opportunity to sign a memorandum of understanding establishing a mechanism of political consultations between the foreign ministries of Poland and Sri Lanka.

During his visit to Sri Lanka, Deputy Minister Lang inaugurated Poland-Sri Lanka Business Forum, which brought together nearly 50 Polish and Sri Lankan companies from defence, food, and transport industries, among others. Deputy Minister also opened an academic session organised by the University of Warsaw and the University of Colombo titled “Central Europe and the Asia Pacific ties: the way forward of Poland and Sri Lanka relations”.

MFA Press Office