Korean Ambassador Miyon Lee called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo yesterday (10) to discuss follow up action on the decisions taken at the discussions held during Prime Minister Gunawardena’s visit to Korea last week.
Prime Minister Gunawardena held discussions with Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Speaker of National Assembly, Kim Jin-pyo, Governor of Gyengsangbuk-do Province, Lee Cheol-woo and former UN Secretary General and current President and chair of Green Growth Institute, Ban Ki-moon.
During these discussions, Korea agreed to increase support to Sri Lanka in several sectors including education, health, renewable energy, employment, agriculture and rural development.
On the request of the Prime Minister, Korea agreed to provide smart class rooms to 1,000 schools in Sri Lanka to assist the Government’s efforts to develop Information Technology education at school level.
Korea will also send doctors and medical teams for short-term medical practices at government hospitals and to share their expertise with Sri Lankan doctors.
Ambassador Miyon Lee said that her country would work on a few new development projects in Sri Lanka in addition to early completion of the ongoing projects.
She said three projects on water treatment, sanitation, sewage disposal systems and dry zone agriculture have been implemented. Korea will also undertake a floating solar panel instalment on Chandrika Wewa in the Ratnapura district as a pilot project in renewable energy.
Korean leaders have agreed to increase the employment quota for Sri Lankan workers, both in skilled/professional sectors as well as the seasonal agriculture sector.
Prime Minister Gunawardena thanked the Korean government for the excellent cooperation and hospitality extended during his brief visit.
MP Yadamini Gunawardena, Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake, Advisor Sugeeswara Senadhira and First Secretary of Korean Embassy Sohngyee Jung were also present.
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