64th Independence Day celebrated by Lankan Embassy in UAE

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On 4 February 2012 the National Flag was hoisted by the Sri Lankan Ambassador Sarath Wijesinghe at the Embassy premises in the presence of the staff and a large gathering of Sri Lankan community.

The main reception on 7 February 2012 was held at Hotel Hilton, Abu Dhabi for diplomats and the business community was also well attended. Almost all the Ambassadors and a large section of the community over 400 gathered at the main reception.

Minister of Higher Education Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and Minister of Labour Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash attended the function to represent the UAE Government. Governor of the Western Province of Sri Lanka Alavi Mowlana was also present as a Guest of Honour.

There were a cultural pageant, music, raffle draw and various other items of entertainment. The second half of the function was a networking session. The main themes of this session were image building, investment promotion, tourism promotion and employment generation. Special emphasis was placed on tourism.

Hotels Association of Sri Lanka President Anura Lokuhetty, Lanka Exhibition & Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd. Managing Director Arjun Dharmadasa and a large number of the UAE business community were present at the networking session.

The first Nenasala overseas was declared open on 8 February 2012 by Chief Guest Mowlana. The Nenasala was sponsored by Express Money, of which Dr. B.R. Shetty is the Managing Director.