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Serbia and SL to increase bilateral ties; sign air services agreement to boost tourism

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić concluded a two day official visit to Sri Lanka today. 
With a view to increasing two-way tourism, an Air Services Agreement between Sri Lanka and Serbia was signed yesterday (08), by Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić  and the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva.

serbia 2Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dačić  and the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva signing the Air Services Agreement. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the visit, Minister Dačić had meetings with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana, and the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva.

serbia 1First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Discussions with Minister Marapana included a range of bilateral and global issues. The two ministers agreed to convene the second round of bilateral foreign office consultations as early as possible with a view to exploring the way forward, in a structured manner, on opportunities for investment, particularly in the agriculture, food processing and construction sectors in Sri Lanka; increasing cooperation in education, sports, transport and tourism sectors; and easing the visa regime between Serbia and Sri Lanka.

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