Sri Lanka and Belarus Sign Seven Bilateral Agreements

 Sri Lanka and Belarus Sign Seven Bilateral Agreements

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, currently on a three-day state visit to the Republic of Belarus, and President Alexander Lukashenko presided over the signing ceremony of seven agreements and memorandums of understanding today.

The following agreements were signed:

  • Trade and economic cooperation.
  • Visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
  • Avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion.
  • Tourism.
  • Technical cooperation in military affairs.
  • MOU on mutual cooperation between the Ministries of Justice of both countries.
  • Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.

 

(Courtesy: President Media)