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Sri Lankan parliament to be briefed on economic deals with China, India: PM

Xinhua, March 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday said that parliament will be briefed on the deals Sri Lanka is expected to sign with China and India.

Wickremesinghe told members of the ruling United National Party that Sri Lanka and China are to discuss an economic plan soon.

He also said that Sri Lanka and China are expected to sign a free trade agreement next month.

Wickremesinghe said that an agreement will also be signed with India and parliament will be briefed on the agreements in order to ensure the process is transparent.

"The draft texts of the agreements will be submitted to parliament and through parliament to the public," he said.

The prime minister also said that Sri Lanka is in talks with the EU to regain the EU GSP plus trade concession, while expects the ban imposed on Sri Lankan fisheries products by the EU to be lifted by the end of this year. Endit