Sri Lanka, May 10 -- Sri Lanka must continue its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) policies alongside broader economic liberalisation measures to regain investor confidence and attract export manufacturing investments, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, Miyon Lee said last week.

She was speaking at the "Ambassador's Round Table" in Colombo, organised by the Pathfinder Foundation.

Lee called on the Government to set up a stronger, well-coordinated negotiation mechanism backed by institutional reforms if the country is to fully benefit from FTAs and meet its obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO).

"The implementation of WTO obligations and trade facilitation reforms such as the 'single window' system will be critica...