Source: Colombo Gazette
The 8 member delegation included Ms Wannaporn Niyomthong, Deputy Director from Directorate of Thailand; Surapat Phosaen, Minister Counselor from the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi and five analysts, accompanied by Ms. Prangthip, Counsellor from Royal Thai Embassy, Sri Lanka.
“We see this visit as a follow up to the HIP team’s tour of the Port Authority of Thailand earlier this year. The free trade agreement Sri Lanka and Thailand is preparing to sign provides further impetus for these interactions and HIP wishes to engage with Thai businesses and investors on several levels. They have shown interest in the different pillars of the port’s activities and we hope to explore mutually beneficial business and investment opportunities,” says Tissa Wickremasinghe, COO of Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG).
