The China-Sri Lanka Association for Trade & Economic Cooperation (CSLATE) Signed Three MOUs with the CZK International Investment Group, the Hunan Construction Engineering Group and the China Light Industry Jewelry Center. Present at the signing ceremony at the Sri Lanka Embassy were, Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona and the Embassy team, the President of the CSLATE, Mr. Chiranjaya Udumullage, and the officials of CSLATE, Mr. Liu Yafei, Vice Chairman of CZK International Investment Group and Mr. Lin Xudong, Deputy Director of China Light Industry Jewelry Center.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka has taken a range of initiatives this year to develop the economic, cultural and trade cooperation with China in conjunction with the commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of Establishing Bilateral Relations and the 70th Anniversary of the Rubber-Rice Pact.
Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona stressed the importance of an attractive National Pavilion of Sri Lanka at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2022, active collaboration with CSLATE on trade promotional events; including Ceylon tea, coconut products and other Sri Lankan products and establishing standards acceptable to the Chinese authorities and consumers for Sri Lankan Gems imported to China. He invited the Chinese trade to formulate these standards.
Three 3 MoUs, namely a MOU between CSLATE and CZK Industry Group Co., Ltd, a MOU for a Gems Trading Platform and, a MOU on gem import cooperation, were signed. The signature of the MoUs was witnessed by the Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona, and the officials of the Embassy.
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Beijing
28 March 2022
