Prime Minister off to Kunming, China

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena yesterday left to China for a four-day official visit.

He will be the Chief Guest at the 7th China-South Asia Expo and the 27th China Kunming Import and Export Exhibition jointly hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Yunnan provincial government. The expo will be held from 16 to 20 August in Kunming, China. 

According to expo organisers, 60 countries will participate in this gigantic trade display. They include all South and Southeast Asian countries, and RECP member countries. The expo is held under the theme, ‘Solidarity & Coordination for Common Development’.

The Prime Minister is accompanied by State Ministers Tharaka Balasuriya, Janaka Wakkumbura and Kanaka Herath, MP Yadamini Gunawardena and Secretary to the Prime Minister Anura Dissanayake.