The Island - 15/01/2015
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| Li Jiming (Deputy Secretary-General of Yunnan Provincial Government and Director General of Yunnan International Exposition Bureau-far right) seen with a part of his delegation to Sri Lanka on 13 January at EDB in Colombo. |
As bilateral trade topped $ 3 bn, Sri Lanka's exports sector is readying one of the strongest ever delegations to this year's Kunming international expo while Lanka's second largest global supplier voiced that it is increasingly upbeat on the prospective FTA between both countries-and the $ 190 Bn Yunnan province is keen for a Corporate Agreement with Lanka's apex export entity, a first, as revealed on January, 13 .
"The pending Sri Lanka-China FTA will be very big news for Chinese buyers and media. China is the only country stipulating imports from its trading partners! This is specially so towards South Asia since we are good neighbours" said the top Chinese official Li Jiming (Deputy Secretary-General of Yunnan Provincial Government and Director General of Yunnan International Exposition Bureau) on 13 January in Colombo.
Deputy Secretary-General Jiming was speaking at his delegation's meeting with Ms Sujatha Weerakoone (DG-EDB) and other top officials of EDB in Colombo. Yunnan Province' Deputy Secretary-General Jiming, who is in charge of tourism, international trade and investment facilitation, is currently leading an eight member trade delegation to Colombo. Joining Secretary-General Jiming on January, 13 were reps from Yunnain Provincial Energy Investment Group, Yunnan Jinmayuan Real Estate, Hong Kong Oriental Phoenix Development, and reps from Yunnan International Exposition Bureau. Also taking part in the discussions were Ms Jeevany Siriwardene (ADG-EDB), Dr Yousuf Maraikkar (ED-EDB), Macky Hashim (immediate Past President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and reps from Sri Lanka Gems & Jewellery Authority, and the Chamber of Commerce.
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