SAARC Economic Conference to be held in Colombo

Sri Lanka is looking at hosting a SAARC Economic Conference in Colombo in April 2024 said Associate Director, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Tilan Wijesooriya from Nepal after attending the 82nd SAARC CCI Executive Committee Meeting in Kathmandu.

“We actively took part in the discussions with senior SCCI members on strengthening socioeconomic cooperation with Sri Lanka. During the discussions, the Sri Lanka delegation proposed to organize high-level events such as a SAARC Trade Fair, SAARC Fashion Show and a SAARC Economic Conference in April / May next year.”

Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal during a call-on by the Sri Lankan SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation said that SAARC has enormous potential to alter the region’s development landscape. The meeting with the Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal focused on the revitalization of the SAARC mechanism and the importance of strengthening regional cooperation despite the great difficulties and emerging challenges. He stated that to ensure South Asia’s progress towards development goals, all member states in SAARC should explore and work on the potentials and emerging opportunities.

The Prime Minister emphasized that as Nepal is the Chair of SAARC, the intervention of Nepal together with all SAARC member states would be significant in the revival of SAARC for the betterment of people in the region.

During the two-day visit, the delegation also met Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nepal, Narayan Prakash Saud and during the meeting he underscored the importance of effective multilateral cooperation among SAARC states.

Chandi Raj Dhakal, Vice President, SAARC CCI (Nepal) and Shafquat Haider, Vice President SAARC CCI (Bangladesh) were part of the delegation from their respective countries. Talks also were focusing on strengthening socioeconomic cooperation and economic integration in South Asia. President SAARC CCI, Jashim Uddin, emphasized South Asia’s potential to become a robust economic bloc and urged a revival of cooperation among all South Asian nations.

Delegations from Pakistan and Maldives too participated. Bandula Egodage, Executive Committee Member, SCCI (Sri Lanka), Wansapriyya Gunaseela, General Assembly Member, SCCI (Sri Lanka), Danuke Weerasinghe, Member SYEF / Co-Founder and CEO, Eximius Ltd, Chathura Weerasinghe, Co-Founder and Chairman – Eximius Ltd also participated.

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