Burt, who is in Sri Lanka on a two-day visit, announced the funding for demining in a meeting with the Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Development, Basil Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today.
Burt's visit is the first Ministerial visit to Sri Lanka by the UK Coalition Government.
During the meeting, the two Ministers discussed trade and investment ties between Sri Lanka and the UK, as well as Sri Lanka's progress in development, the British High Commission (BHC) in Colombo said in a release.
The Foreign Office Minister emphasizing the British Government's commitment towards Sri Lanka said that a key part of his visit would be promoting bilateral trade between the two countries.
The visiting Minister also announced that the BHC would be launching websites in Sinhala and Tamil languages later today in addition to its English website to serve the whole Sri Lankan population.
The websites will contain information on key aspects of the BHC's work in Sri Lanka, including visa information and updated news releases.
According to the BHC the UK is the second highest investor in Sri Lanka, with many British companies represented in the country, spanning sectors such as education, construction, and financial services. A number of Sri Lankan companies are also successfully doing business with the UK.
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