High Commissioner of India Taranjit Singh Sandhu, at the 9th Annual General Meeting of the Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Industry said economic cooperation - an important element in any bilateral relations - is often the locomotive that gives momentum.

Reminiscing on Sri Lanka and India relations that began over a decade ago, the High Commissioner noted that efforts, to deepen and strengthen economic partnership between our great countries have borne fruit.

“You are not just a collection of Indian and Sri Lankan companies. You are one among those few groups, who knows India and Sri Lanka equally well. You have seen and experienced both, yourself. I consider your ground knowledge, as an important tool, to bridge asymmetry of information,” he said.

“As Government, our aim is to create, tangible and sustainable opportunities, for the benefit of the people, in both countries. We need to, look ahead. We need to, dream high. What we can achieve together is limited only, by our collective imagination.”