<P>More Sri Lankan workers for South Korea
[March 13 2016]

<P>Sri Lanka has agreed to send more workers to South Korea.

<P> 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. 

<P> More than 42,000 Sri Lankan people have worked in South Korea.

<P> 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.

<P> 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.

<P> 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.

<P> 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.