Sri Lanka and Federation of Thai Industries Collaborates to Strengthen Economic Ties
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand, Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, met with Kriengkrai Thiennukul, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), on 10 th January 2025 to discuss enhancing trade, investment, tourism and industrial collaboration between Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Bangkok Meets with UNODC Regional Representative to Address Transboundary Human Trafficking Issues
The Ambassador and Permanent Representative E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe met with the UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Masood Karimipour on 09 th January 2025, to discuss the pressing issue of emerging transboundary human trafficking challenges in the region. Regional Representative was accompanied by Rebecca Miller, Regional Programme Coordinator for Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. The First Secretary and the Head of Chancery A.W. S Samanmali also joined the discussion.
During a meeting with the newly elected President of TTAA, Mr. Suthiphong Pheunphiphop and the Committee Members, held at the TTAA Headquarters, H.E. Mrs. Samantha K. Jayasuriya, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Bangkok, while extending felicitation on the election of the new committee, exchanged views on a broad range of areas, to further enhance collaboration with the Thai Travel Agents Association: TTAA.
The meeting also provided an opportunity to meet and discuss with several Committee members of the TTAA who have expertise on outbound tourism to Sri Lanka from Thailand. Sri Lanka was also invited by the TTAA President to join the 2021 TITF Fair.
The Counsellor (Commercial) was associated with the Ambassador at the meeting.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Bangkok, Thailand
24 August 2020
