Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe lashed out at the critics of the proposed agreement with India on IT sector, pointing out that the government will definitely sign a MoU with the northern neighbor within the year.

He made this announcement at the Invest-in-East Forum in Colombo a short while ago.

The decision to include IT sector in the proposed goods and services agreement with India created considerable protest in the country, especially among the IT professionals. However, the government argued that the local IT sector will not be endangered by this move.

The Chief Ministry of Eastern Province in collaboration with other government ministries are hosting the Invest-in-East Forum, with the aim of creating a conducive environment for investment and employment creation in Eastern Sri Lanka.