The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake asked whether the Government would take the lead in concluding a trade agreement with President Trump, citing the EU-India deal and an 18% arrangement between the United States and India. He argued that securing Sri Lanka’s approximately USD 3.4 billion in exports from the previous year would strengthen foreign reserves and support economic recovery.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, one question: the EU and India have signed a deal, and then President Trump signed an 18% deal with India. Can you, taking the lead, conclude our Trade Agreement with President Trump to secure our roughly USD 3.4 billion export value last year, thereby strengthening our reserves? Exports are key to recovery.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13001