France is keen on establishing more people-to-people contact with Sri Lanka, through initiatives such as scholarship and exchange programs.

This was expressed by the Ambassador of France in Sri Lanka Eric Lavertu when he met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (Nov. 3) evening at Temple Trees, Prime Minister’s Office said.

The Ambassador mentioned that a number of government sector employees are already pursuing advance studies at French higher educational institutions and that the two countries could collaborate on more student exchange programs.

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