Sri Lanka, July 18 -- The Ministry of Finance has initiated ongoing discussions aimed at reducing the trade tariffs proposed to be imposed by the United States on exports from Sri Lanka.

Accordingly, a virtual meeting is scheduled to be held today (18 July) between Sri Lankan representatives and officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

The discussion will be led by the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, along with other relevant government officials.

The primary focus of the meeting is to promote trade and investment relations between the two countries.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance further elaborates:

"On April 3, U.S. President Donald Trump announced ...