The Hon. Arun Hemachandra
Hon. Arun Hemachandra said the problem arose because officials failed to renew an agreement before it lapsed, but action has been initiated and a solution is expected shortly. On the proposed agreement with Italy, he stated that discussions began in 2022, the main text is ready for signature, clarifications on Sri Lanka’s licence format changes and personal data exchange have been addressed, and the final equivalence table will be confirmed before signing.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, ordinarily, renewing an agreement before it lapses is straightforward. We observe that, due to irregularities and failures by certain officials to renew it on time, this problem arose. We have now initiated action and are confident of a satisfactory solution shortly.
¶ 02 Regarding the Italian draft: discussions began in 2022; main text is agreed and ready for signature; the Italian side requested clarifications due to Sri Lanka’s licence format changes and on personal data exchange; our Embassy has responded and now indicates the Italian side requires no further clarifications; the final equivalence table will be sent here for confirmation, after which the agreement can be signed at an early date.
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