Brasilia, 2 October 2021 (TDI): Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Brazil Sumith Dassanayake met with the General Secretary of Brazil’s Foreign Ministry today.
Both the officials exchanged views on expanding the trade and the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that both countries are working on their relations in the field of trade particularly. Brazil’s Ministry also reported that some of the projects of cooperation are under discussion, including the projects in family farming for sugarcane and dairy production.
As Sri Lanka is exploring new avenues for integrating its economy into the world’s economy, it is looking for new opportunities in Latin American Countries.
Brazil- SriLanka Relations
Sri Lanka established its diplomatic linkages with the Latin American States in the 1950s. There are only two diplomatic missions of the country in the region with one in Brazil and the second one in Cuba. There are 12 Honorary Consuls in the region to cover the needs. Sri Lanka also interacts with the regional countries through various international and multilateral forums.
In the 1960s, Sri Lanka opened its diplomatic mission in Brazil and later close it in the 70s and later opened again in 2002. Currently, the entire export from Sri Lanka to Brazil is not very encouraging however it is growing with each passing day. Both countries enjoy strong diplomatic ties and working on to build this further.
