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Sri Lanka’s participation at the EXPO 2020 DUBAI - 20th October 2020 to 10th April 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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The World Expo is one of the oldest and largest international events taking place every 5 years and lasting for 6 months where everyone can learn, innovate and create progress by sharing ideas and working together through a common theme. United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been selected as the host country for the forthcoming event to be held in year 2020. This World Expo will be held for a period of six months from 20^th October 2020 to 10^th April 2021 in Dubai under the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. The World Expo in Dubai in 2020 will be the first to be held in the MENA & SA (Middle East and North Africa & South Asia) Region.

North Central Province Entrepreneur’s Awareness Seminar and Technology Exhibition

The sixth seminar for the North Central Province entrepreneurs on the national program of developing 2000 New Exporters will be held on February 22, 2019 at The Golden Mango Resort, Anuradhapura (Jayanthi Mawatha, Anuradhapura). 1^st Seminar was held on March 23, 2017 launching the programme for Northern Province Entrepreneurs in Jaffna and the second phase of the Seminar was held in Kandy for the Central Province Entrepreneurs. The third phase was held for the Southern Province entrepreneurs in Matara. The fourth phase was held for the North Western Province entrepreneurs in Kurunegala. The fifth seminar was held for the Sabaragamuwa Province entrepreneurs in Kegalle.

2nd Review Meeting of TIFA between Sri Lanka and Australia held

The Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (TIFA) between Sri Lanka and Australia was signed in November 2017 with a view to expanding trade and investment ties between two countries. A review meeting on TIFA was held on 16 January 2019 at the Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade. At this meeting, measures have been discussed to expedite the implementation of identified priority actions and new priory areas were identified for a greater cooperation between two countries. Hon.Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade, and H.E. Bryce Hutchesson, the Australian High Commissioner in Colombo have ensured the commitments to take actions to enhance trade and investment ties between Sri Lanka and Australia.