TOKYO -- Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he intends to apply for membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade bloc, as his South Asian country strives to rebuild its crisis-hit economy.
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Sri Lanka will apply to join RCEP trade bloc, Wickremesinghe says
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks at Nikkei's Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on May 25. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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