Sri Lanka: Cabinet nod to import rice from Pakistan to address rice shortage

COLOMBO, 19 August 2021, (TON): The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal submitted to import 6,000 metric tons of rice immediately from Pakistan.

The stock of rice will be imported under the Free Trade Agreement signed between the two countries.

The proposal was submitted by Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardena as a solution for the rice shortage that is currently prevalent in the local market.

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