Sri Lankan Ambassador in Brasilia promotes tea in Santiago, Chile

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Ambassador Raja A. Edirisuriya and Minister of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brasilia in Brazil Kapila Jayaweera met Juan Carlos Ramn Cambiaso, the General Manager of Cambiaso Hermanos Company in Valperiso in Chile on 17 September. Cambiaso Company has been importing tea since 1960’s and currently imports 40% of the imports of Sri Lankan tea to Chile worth approximately $ 23 million. Ambassador Raja Edirisuriya stated that the Sri Lanka Tea Board is in a planning process to promote tea in Chile. This was encouraging news for the Cambiaso Company since they promote ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ in Chile as well as neighboring countries.

From left: Minister of the Sri Lanka Embassy Kapila Jayaweera, Cambiaso Company General Manager Juan Carlos Ramn Cambiaso, Ambassador for Sri Lanka in Brazil Raja A. Edirisuriya and Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Santiago Sebastian Vicuna

Ambassador Raja A. Edirisuriya and Cambiaso Company General Manager Juan Carlos Ramn Cambiaso