The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake raised concerns about the impact of tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Sri Lankan exports. He asked the Deputy Minister to clarify whom he engaged with on Sri Lanka’s behalf in related discussions, whether direct talks had occurred with U.S. leaders, and what steps were being taken to secure an agreement or solution to protect Sri Lanka’s export interests.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister. My first supplementary: The United States is prominent for our exports. Due to tariffs announced by President Donald Trump on goods, we face an issue. Hon. Deputy Minister, we understand you represented Sri Lanka in related talks. Yesterday on CNN, I saw US Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, noting that 17 countries including Canada, Vietnam, the EU, Italy, Japan, Korea, and India are preparing to enter agreements with the US on this. With whom did you discuss on Sri Lanka’s behalf? We have also heard you spoke directly with leaders like Donald Trump. As this affects our exports, how can we secure a solution?
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