SL assumes SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry presidency

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SL assumes SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry presidency

March 25, 2018

Nepal will hand over the portfolio of President, South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) to Sri Lanka for a next term of two years.Ruwan Edirisinghe, newly elected President SAARC Chamber will take over the portfolio from the current President Suraj Vadiya from Nepal at the SAARC CCI 73rd Executive Committee Meeting on March 26 in Colombo, according to the Pakistan Chapter Iftikhar Ali Malik.Ali Malik said that in rotation, all SAARC member countries hold this portfolio along with one seat of Vice President for a term of two year.

Vice President SAARC CCI said that SAARC Chamber office Colombo, is organizing a ceremony in this regard and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe will be the chief guest on the occasion. Senior Vice President and all Vice Presidents along with executive committee and general assembly members grace the occasion on March 26, Pakistan Observer reported.

Newly inducted President later will chair a high level special meeting of the executive committee and general assembly on March 27 in addition to other meeting of working groups to chalk out future strategy for the greater economic integration in the region. Ali Malik will represent Pakistan in the ceremony and attending the meetings.