Dinner Reception «Sri Lankan Night» in Yerevan
10 April 2013
On the evening 10April, after the Workshop on Sri Lanka Tourism and opening Ceremony of the Honorary Consulate there was the reception hosted to the members of the diplomatic corps of Foreign Missions in Yerevan, key travel and tour operators collaborating with Sri Lankan counterparts and the Sri Lankan delegation. During the reception, His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga delivered a presentation that covered salient points such as History of Sri Lanka, Socio – Economic Developments, Tourism Industry, Diplomatic relations and bilateral relations between two countries. In addition the Ambassador invited the audience to visit the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”.
The “Sri Lanka Night” held in the evening added splendor and color to the reception with the the photo exhibition, with photos covering the visits of His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Republic of Kazakhstan. It also covers major tourist destinations of the country namely; Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Dambulla, Kandy, Sigiriya, Pinnawela and Nuwara Eliya along with scenic and pristine beaches along both Western and Eastern coast, Sri Lankan cuisine, traditional dancing and wild life.
