No plan to suspend entry of Lankan labor: minister

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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 10: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Subeeh has stressed on the strong relations between the Kuwaiti and Sri Lankan governments, reports Al-Anba daily.

She described these relations as continuous and has developed over the years since 1971. She also described the Sri Lankan workforce in Kuwait as organized and ‘healthy’.

This came in a statement to reporters during celebration of Sri Lanka’s 70th National Day by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait. Al-Subeeh denied a suspension is in place to bring Sri Lankan labor to Kuwait. She said to the contrary discussions are underway to raise the proportion of Sri Lankan technical personnel in the private sector companies in the light of the agreed terms and recommendations agreed upon during the fourth consultative meeting of the Abu Dhabi-Sri Lanka 2017 dialogue.

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Kuwait Kaandeepan Balasubramaniam said bilateral relations with Kuwait have always been excellent and cordial, and describing Kuwait as a regional friend. He said Sri Lanka was at the forefront of countries that supported the Kuwaiti right at all international forums when it was subjected to the brutal Iraqi occupation.

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