Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (May 28) and was received by the Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development Deputy Minister – R.M.Jayawardena at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.
He is accompanied by a 115-member business delegation drawn from 77 companies. The visiting delegates will represent four major chambers in China: the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, the China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products (CFNA), the China International Chamber of Commerce for the Private Sector (CICCPS), and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles.
The delegation will participate in the Sri Lanka-China Trade and Investment Forum to be held in Colombo tomorrow (May 30), hosted by the Department of Commerce of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka–China Business Council of the chamber, and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products.
