Monday, October 11, 2010

Sri Lanka: US trade delegation to visit Jaffna


Photo courtesy: Rose Tuttle | Foreign Policy

By Franklin R. Satyapalan | The Island
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The 50-member US delegation participating in the US – Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks are expected to visit Jaffna on Tuesday (12, government sources said yesterday.

Governor of the Northern Province Maj. Gen. (Retd) G. A. Chandrasiri said the visiting US business delegation will be ceremonially welcomed by Minister Douglas Devananda, District Secretary Mrs Emelda Sukumar and the Mayoress of Jaffna in the Jaffna peninsula.


The delegation would visit many areas in the North and hold talks with the Jaffna Chamber of Commerce as well as many others to discuss emerging investment opportunities in the Northern province, he said.

Governor Chandrasiri said the US delegates will explore investment opportunities in the spheres of agriculture and livestock, eco- tourism, hotel industry, trade and other allied industries

Meanwhile, the Indian Minister for External Affairs Shri S. M. Krishna is scheduled to visit the Northern province on Friday, October 29 to ceremonially inaugurate the relaying of the railway lines by the Government of India from Omanthai to Palai and Madhu to Talaimannar under the first phase of this project .

At the request of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had come forward to provide a loan for the Iranamadu Tank water supply project to supply water to the residents of the Jaffna district as well to the Pooneryn area.

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