Reception on the occasion of “Leisure – 2009″
23rd September, 2009
On the occasion of Leisure 2009 Moscow Travel&Trade Fair, special reception and dinner was held in Sri Lankan Ambassadors residence on 23rd September 2009 evening. The reception, hosted by the Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga, was attended by senior Russian Foreign Ministry officials, diplomats and Russian media personals. Sri Lankan participants for the Leisure 09 Travel & Trade also joined the reception to mark this occasion.
On the occasion, Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga lauded the Russia-Sri Lanka travel relations and highlighted the development achieved by the Embassy of Sri Lanka during the past three years. On his speech in Sinhala Ambassador Weeratunga mentioned that tourism is one of the largest industries worldwide but still we are not using the maximum strength and correct decisions to promote Sri Lanka among the Russian travelers. Also he mentioned that Sri Lanka needs special tourism promotion programes for Russia and Ukraine because the potential of these two markets are unbeleivbale and since the fate of the tourist industry is so interconnected with Sri Lankan foreign currency exchange, managing tourism should be organized by proper way. Also Ambassador informed that 9 Sri Lankan Travel Companies planning to participate UKRAINE 2009 Travel Exhbition in Kiev, Ukraine from 5-8th October 2009. Also Embassy organized a special draw for the allocated spaces in Sri Lankan stand in UKRAINE 2009 Travel exhibition.
