New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, met with Eng. Suliman bin Khalid Al-Mazroua, President of the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), on the sidelines of the 2nd Sustainable Maritime Industry Conference in Jeddah.

The discussions focused on strengthening maritime and port cooperation between the two countries, including strategic collaboration between key ports in Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia.

Minister Rathnayake highlighted Sri Lanka's political stability and economic progress, emphasizing the importance of maritime connectivity across shipping routes linking South Asia and the Middle East. He also invited Saudi investors to explore opportunities in Sri Lanka's port ...