Norwegian Foreign Minister to meet SL biz community at CCC today

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende who will be in the country today, 7 January, will hold a high level discussion with the Sri Lankan business community and related stakeholders at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

The discussion, which will take place at the Chamber auditorium will focus on discussing possible areas of cooperation between Norway and Sri Lanka, including trade and investment opportunities.

The upcoming discussion which is a joint effort by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka will be held at the Chamber auditorium and will also see the participation of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Harsha De Silva.

Brende is responsible for Norwegian foreign policy, the promotion of Norway’s interests internationally and the work of the Foreign Service, which includes more than 100 embassies, permanent missions/delegations, and consulates general.

The event will start at 5 p.m. and the discussion will be followed by a networking session. Interested parties can register by calling 0115588818.

The latest visit of the Norwegian Minister comes following an interest shown by Norwegians to invest in Sri Lanka, which was expressed at the recently held Sri Lanka-Norway Business Forum in Colombo.

Trade between Sri Lanka and Norway during the year 2014 has accounted for a just a paltry $ 30 million, which has been the figures in the previous years as well.