Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Australia is willing to help Sri Lanka join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which is the world's largest free trade agreement covering 15 nations and nearly 30 percent of the global population and GDP, High Commissioner Matthew Duckworth said.

Signed on November 15, 2020, it brings together 15 Asia-Pacific countries- 10 ASEAN nations: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and five Asia-Pacific partners: China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

During a roundtable discussion arranged by Pathfinder Foundation, he said that Australia is 'very happy' to work with the Sri Lankan authorities in terms of training or capacity ...