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 Date: 2014-03-19   Answered 

3153/2014: USA - SRI LANKA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT : BALANCE OF TRADE

3153/’12

Hon. Ravi Karunanayake,— To ask the Minister of  Industry and Commerce,—

(a) Will he state—

(i) as to why the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) that was leading Sri Lanka to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S.A. is not being actually pursued;

(ii) the number of TIFA meetings held from 1st May 2004 to date;

(iii) the items being exported from Sri Lanka to the U.S.A. as of now;

(iv) the commodities being imported to Sri Lanka from the U.S.A.; and

(v) the balance of trade between Sri Lanka and the U.S.A. for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 separately?

(b) If not, why ?

 

Asked Date

2014-03-19

Asked by

Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P.

Ministry

Industry & Commerce

Legislature

Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Session

First Session

Question History

Answer

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Answered Date

2014-05-08

Answered by

Hon. Lakshman Wasantha Perera, M.P.





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