Enthused by the good response received from the Sri
Lankan government, captains of Indian industry have agreed to do their
bit to balance the bilateral trade that is loaded heavily in favour of
India, promote cultural exchange between the two countries and make huge
investments in energy and tourism sectors. A 13-member business
delegation, representing the Confederation of Indian Industry Southern
Region (CII-SR), landed in Colombo on Sunday as part of three-day trip
and had a series of discussions with their counterparts. It included a
meeting with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Economic
Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa, on Monday and business-to-business
meeting with Sri Lankan businessmen.
Talking to The Hindu,
CII-SR Chairman T.T. Ashok said that they have agreed to build
capacities of people in Sri Lanka in various fields including
information technology, construction, automotive components and pharma
to develop domestic market; train the trainers by allowing them to gain
first hand experience at various CII Centres of Excellence in India.
Leader of the delegation, CII vice president S. Gopalakrishnan, has
agreed to provide training in the information technology sector at his
own cost. During the interactions, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
representatives urged India to review the limits imposed on tea and
apparels and expressed concern about non tariff barriers. “We are
proceeding in the right way with the Sri Lankan delegation taking part
in the CII Partnership Summit at Hyderabad in January followed by a high
level delegation visit to Chennai in February,” he said.
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