The Sri Lanka-Thailand Business Council members with Thai Ambassador Adchariyavanich.

Thailand to increase trade with Lanka

Thailand hopes to increase trade between the two countries, the new Thailan Ambassador to Sri Lanka Nopporn Adchariyavanich told the President and the Members of the Sri Lanka-Thailand Business Council when they paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador at his official residence in Colombo recently.

Ambassador Adchariyavanich said, "Since the setting up of diplomatic relations in 1955, Thailand and Sri Lanka have enjoyed close and cordial ties. Thailand and Sri Lanka share many things in common. We are Buddhist countries. We have an open and tolerant society and kind-hearted and smiling people. Sri Lanka has changed much during the past decade."

"We find immense opportunities for Thailand and Sri Lanka to develop closer cooperation, especially in trade and investment. In 2012, the two-way trade volume between two countries was US$ 545.30 million. The Royal Thai Government has always attached great importance to bilateral relations with Sri Lanka," he said.