国际英语资讯:Sri Lanka, Singapore sign Free Trade Agreement
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 23-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="FTA">FTA</span>) <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Hsien">Hsien</span> <span word="Loong">Loong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>," <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>, <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 35-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accompanying">accompanying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span>.</p>
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