Talks with UAE, Iran on procuring petroleum for SL on long-term credit facility
August 26, 2021 03:37 pm
Sri Lanka is currently looking to procure crude oil and petroleum products from Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a long-term credit facility.
Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila has met with the diplomatic heads of the respective countries to Sri Lanka on Monday (Aug. 23).
Accordingly, Ambassador of Iran Hashem Ashjazadeh and Acting Head of the Embassy of the UAE Saif Alanofy have held separate discussions with the minister to discuss the matter.
The lawmaker tweeted that the decision to obtain crude oil and petroleum products on long-term credit facility comes as a solution to the prevailing foreign exchange crisis.
Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila and Ambassador of Iran HE Hashem Ashjazadeh met on 23.08.2021 to discuss obtaining crude oil & petroleum products for Sri Lanka on a long-term credit facility as a solution to the present foreign exchange crisis.#Iran #UdayaGammanpila pic.twitter.com/Mo7szLgBx5
— Udaya Gammanpila (@UPGammanpila) August 25, 2021
Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila and Saif Alanofy, Acting Head of the Embassy of the UAE in Sri Lanka met on 23.08.2021 to discuss the obtaining crude oil & petroleum products for Sri Lanka on a long-term credit facility as a solution to the present foreign exchange crisis. pic.twitter.com/SnhYwMA808
— Udaya Gammanpila (@UPGammanpila) August 24, 2021
