Turkish Education Minister Lands in Sri Lanka for Economic Talks

COLOMBO (News 1st); Turkish Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (24), accompanied by an eight-member delegation aboard a Turkish Airlines flight.

The visiting delegation was received at Bandaranaike International Airport by Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, R.M. Jayawardena, along with Turkish Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

The Turkish officials are in the country to participate in the third session of the Sri Lanka–Turkey Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties in trade, education, and development.

During their visit, Minister Tekin and his delegation are scheduled to meet with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuirya to discuss avenues for enhanced collaboration between the two nations.