Prime Minister of Sri Lanka receives Madayn delegation

Muscat: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa received an Omani delegation from Shumookh Investment and Services which is the investment arm of Madayn (Public Establishment for Industrial Estates) of the Sultanate of Oman, at Temple Trees, the Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, on Monday in Colombo.

The Shumookh delegation comprised of Chief Executive Officer Eng. Musallam Juma Al Hadaifi, Executive Director Abdullah Al Bulushi, and Shumookh Legal Counsel Robin Mande. Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Sri Lanka Al Sheikh Jumah Hamdan Al Shehhi and First Secretary Mohammed Al Mukhaini of the Omani Embassy in Colombo also joined the delegation during the meeting.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Omani delegation discussed on ways and means to enhance economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Oman including investment opportunities in particular.

The Omani delegation also met with State Minister of Finance, Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal at the Ministry of Finance in Colombo and explored areas for economic collaboration.

They also held a series of meetings including with officials of different Ministries, Central Bank of Sri Lanka and with the Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Embassy in Muscat jointly with the Embassy of Oman in Colombo organised the above visit to Sri Lanka from Shumookh Investment and Services of Madayn Oman under the investment bubble corridor.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman Ameer Ajwad stated that the above visit of a delegation from  Madayn Oman to Sri Lanka, would open new vistas for economic cooperation between the two countries.