JEWELERS OF SRI LANKA INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN

Noyan Tapan
Feb 08 2007

COLOMBO, FEBRUARY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian Ambassador to India
Ashot Kocharian was on a working visit to Colombo, the capital city
of Sri Lanka, on February 4-7. Ambassador Kocharian attended the
parade on the occasion of Independence Day of Sri Lanka, as well as
the official reception hosted by the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda
Rajapaksa. He had meetings with the country’s Secretary of Foreign
Affairs Mr Palita Kohona and Director General of the Department of
Europe, America and CIS Countries Mr A. Vijeyratna. The opporunities
and prospects of bilateral cooperation were discussed. The ambassador
underlined that the Armenian government attaches great importance to
the extension and deepening of cooperation with friendly countries
of the Asian region, particularly with Sri Lanka. The necessity for
formation of the legal field and organization of mutual visits by
top-level and businessmen delegations was indicated. The ambassador
restated the invitation of the Armenian Jewelers Association that
invites Sri Lanka jewelers to participate in the international jewelry
exhibition to be held in Yerevan in October. He expressed a positive
opinion about the cooperation in international organizations. After
the briefing for heads of fiplomatic missions at the foreign ministry,
the Armenian ambassador had a short talk with the newly appointed
Foreign Minister Rohita Bogollagama. He congratulated the foreign
minister on his appointment and expressed a hope that bilateral
relations with Sri Lanka will develop in an efficient and mutually
beneficial way, particularly, in trade, economic, jewelry making,
cultural and educational spheres. The foreign minister in his turn
expressed the willingness of Sri Lanka’s government to further develop
cooperation with Armenia. The Armenian ambassador also met with local
businessmen. Some details of mutual visits of Armenian and Sri Lanka
businessmen were discussed.