Jaffna opens for business – conducts International Trade Fair – 2011

-Development Network-
Widening huge business potential in post war Jaffna, the Jaffna International
Trade Fair opened with the participation of Indian High Commissioner to Sri
Lanka Ashok K. Kantha on Friday, (21 Jan).
Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (Pvt) Ltd. in association with the
Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Jaffna supported by the Sri Lanka
Convention Bureau have organized the second annual Jaffna International Trade
Fair at Durayappah Stadium in Jaffna.
The JITF themed "Open for Business" will be held until Sunday January 23.
The High Commissioner inaugurated the event with the participation of
Governor of Northern Province Major General G.A Chandrasiri, President,
Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) Tissa
Jayaweera, and officials from Northern Province.
More than 45 Indian companies representing National Small Industrial
Corporation (NSIC) and State of Kerala participated in the second annual
Jaffna International Trade Fair showcasing various machinery, equipment, and
useful products for agro-based industries and food processing industries.
The first Jaffna International Trade Fair 2010 (JITF) titled 'Your Gateway to
Yarlpanam' was held in April 2010.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) have also sent business
delegations, the.
Business delegations from The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) have
arrived in Jaffna to participate in the Trade Fair, the Indian High
Commission said.
Speaking at the event, the High Commissioner has said that India and Sri
Lanka share special and close partnership.
"There is a special place in this relationship for age-old and time-tested
bonds between the Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka and India," the envoy has
noted. "people of Jaffna seek to resurrect their lives after years of armed
conflict, the Government and the people of India remain committed to
facilitate development in the region," the envoy added.
"As an indication of the high priority attached to the region, India is the
partner country for the second consecutive year." The High Commissioner went
on to say that the growing interest in doing businesses in Jaffna among the
Indian business community is clearly evident in the major participation of
Indian business community at the second JITF.

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