Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Chairman of the Export Development Board (EDB), Mangala Wijesinghe, stated that discussions will be held with the United States before August 01, in an effort to obtain further relief from the 30% reciprocal tariffs imposed on goods exported from Sri Lanka.

He added that the local delegation participating in these discussions will be announced in due course.

During a meeting held yesterday (July 12) at the Presidential Secretariat with all stakeholders in the export sector, and with the participation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Wijesinghe also noted that the Sri Lankan delegation is scheduled to leave for the United States within the next two weeks to engage in the negotiations.

The EDB Chairman fur...