Sri Lanka has moved to strengthen its commercial ties with Switzerland, as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Sumith Dassanayake, met with Vincent Subilia, Director General of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG), recently (12).
According to the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Geneva , during the meeting, Ambassador Dassanayake briefed the Chamber on Sri Lanka’s recent economic developments and emphasized the considerable untapped potential for expanding trade, investment, and wider commercial relations between the two countries. He highlighted the importance of stronger business‑to‑business engagement to translate longstanding friendly relations into tangible economic partnerships.
The Ambassador underscored opportunities to strengthen institutional links between the Geneva Chamber and Sri Lankan business chambers, including a possible Chamber‑to‑Chamber Memorandum of Understanding, exchanges of business delegations, business matchmaking, and closer cooperation with Sri Lankan trade and investment institutions.
He also shared details of Sri Lanka Expo 2027, scheduled for January 2027 in Colombo, and invited the CCIG to encourage Geneva and Swiss companies to participate and explore emerging trade, sourcing, investment, and partnership opportunities in Sri Lanka.
Director General Subilia welcomed the engagement and agreed to share information on Sri Lanka Expo 2027 and emerging business opportunities with CCIG’s membership through its communication channels. Both sides also discussed possibilities for further Chamber‑to‑Chamber cooperation and continued engagement to connect interested businesses in Sri Lanka and Switzerland.
The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Geneva said in a statement that the meeting marked an initial step towards developing a more practical and sustained partnership between the Sri Lankan Mission in Geneva and the CCIG, with a focus on facilitating direct business connections and identifying concrete commercial opportunities.
Ambassador Dassanayake was accompanied by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the World Trade Organization, R.G.S. Wijesekara, while Arthur Lusenti, Head of International Affairs of the CCIG, also attended the meeting. (Newswire)