Sunday Times 2
Appointed first Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Ho Chi Minh City
View(s):B. T. M. Kevin Perera was appointed as the first Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, on December 10, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ha Noi in the presence of the Sri Lankan ambassador to Viet Nam, K.G. Ivan Amarasinghe.
Mr. Perera has been residing in Viet Nam since 2004 and is the Regional Director (Far East) for Expolanka Freight (Vietnam) Ltd. He has been a major link between southern and northern Viet Nam. Over the years, he has also built strong links between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam, as the President of the Sri Lanka Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh in southern Viet Nam, where the largest Sri Lankan community in Viet Nam resides. His generosity in social assistance to visiting Sri Lankans and his knowledge and experience with Vietnamese trade partnerships are well known.
The new Honorary Consul is keen to develop new avenues to promote people-to-people contacts and commercial activities between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
