The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake noted uncertainty over US tariff preferences for the apparel sector and identified India as an important alternative market if the proposed ETCA is expedited. He stated support for ETCA in principle and asked the Minister when negotiations would begin and how soon the agreement could be made operational.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, thank you, Hon. Minister. As the US tariff preference uncertainties persist for apparel, India remains a key market if ETCA is expedited. Your answer, however, did not state when ETCA talks will commence. We support ETCA in principle; when will it start, and how soon can it be operationalized?
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- Hansard, Monday, 24 November 2025 ·No. 23008 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15295