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NCCSL commends Kumaratunga’s Beijing speech
The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) has praised President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s speech at the Sino -Sri Lanka Trade Investment and Tourism Seminar organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and held at the Sri Lankan Embassy.

NCCSL President Nirmali Samaratunga, in Beijing as part of the business delegation accompanying the President, said the Sri Lankan leader’s speech focused on the many benefits in the area of trade and investment, what Sri Lanka had to offer to Chinese investors including several free trade agreements entered into in the region.

She said the President laid emphasis on the conducive economic climate prevailing in Sri Lanka and highlighted the role of the private sector as the engine of growth.

Ms Samaratunga said the seminar was well attended by Chinese companies mainly in the areas of infrastructure, construction, tourism and trade and the delegation had an opportunity of having discussions on areas of interest.

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