More Sri Lankan workers for South Korea

Sri Lanka has agreed to send more workers to South Korea.

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Minister Thalatha Atukorale made the offer during talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul, last week.

More than 42,000 Sri Lankan people have worked in South Korea.

The foreign ministers have agreed to increase high-level exchange visits, policy consultations and other strategic dialogue ahead of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, next year.

Meanwhile, the Foreign Minister has expressed "deep concern' over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and expressed support to South Korea in dealing with the North.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun called for Sri Lanka's support for South Korean firms seeking to take part in major urban development projects in the the island.

In 2014, two-way trade amounted to US$407 million, with South Korea exporting US$314 million worth of textiles, steel and chemical machines to Sri Lanka while importing US$93 million worth of minerals and woven garments from the island.