U.S. dispatches crude oil samples, but won't reach Sri Lanka before August 1

Therefore, he said Sri Lanka would not be able to firm up any decision on fuel trading with the U.S. before August 1, when new tariffs are expected to become effective.

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“We cannot bring them quickly by air because they are dangerous cargo,” he said.Meanwhile, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had a virtual discussion with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer regarding the further reduction of trade tariffs imposed on Sri Lankan exports.The primary objective of the virtual meeting was to discuss the further reducti