Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath announced today (15) that a delegation of Sri Lankan representatives is scheduled to depart for Washington on June 18 to engage in further discussions on US tariff reductions.

The Minister confirmed that ongoing negotiations are being held to reduce existing tariff rates and that preliminary discussions have already taken place with the goal of securing a bilateral agreement on trade-related matters.

He made these remarks during a media briefing following an official event in Colombo.

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