The Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn Friday paid a courtesy call on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, President’s Media Division said.The Minister was accompanied with the Delhi based Luxembourg Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jean Claude Kugener.During discussions, Minister Asselborn noted that Luxembourg and Sri Lanka are very similar. Both are small countries and just like Sri Lanka has India and China as powerful neighbors, Luxembourg is sandwiched between France and Germany.The discussion was mostly centered on strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.President Rajapaksa was interested in the renewable energy, cargo and financial sector solutions that Luxembourg can offer Sri Lanka.“Sri Lanka with its year around Sun would really benefit with solar power solutions,” observed the Minister.
