Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The second meeting of the negotiation committee for the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) is scheduled to be held on June 19 and 20, 2024 in Colombo, Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana said. He was speaking at the weekly Cabinet media briefing held yesterday at the Government Information Department. Sri Lanka and Indonesia officially launched the negotiations for the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)

on March 14 by Foreign Affairs State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya and Indonesia's Trade Vice Minister Jerry Sambuaga in a virtual meeting.

During the meeting the Negotiation Committee has exchanged views on the areas of discussion methodology, relevant data sharing timeline, scope and cov...