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Domestic dairy industry discussions between New Zealand and SL take place

30 Sep 2021

The High Commissioner of New Zealand to Sri Lanka Michael Appleton paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Foreign Ministry yesterday (29), where a pivotal topic was brought up about the dairy and agricultural industry in both countries, a press release from the Foreign Ministry detailed. High Commissioner Appleton congratulated Prof. Peiris for his appointment as the Foreign Minister and expressed commitment to work closely with him in the future to enhance the partnership between the two countries to further heights, going on to say that New Zealand has partnered with Sri Lanka in several fields, especially in the dairy and agricultural sectors. Meanwhile, Prof. Peiris further informed Appleton that the government is very keen on reviving the domestic dairy industry given its wider impact on the farming community and consumers in the country and sought to continue the partnership with the New Zealand side to this effect.   Additionally, the collaboration in several other spheres including counterterrorism, trade, investment, and tourism were also discussed.  New Zealand opened its resident diplomatic Mission in Sri Lanka in August 2021, following a mutual agreement reached by the two countries to establish resident Missions, and Michael Appleton functions as the first resident High Commissioner of New Zealand to Sri Lanka.


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