The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Collaboration with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) organized a FAM Trip for Vietnamese media from 7th to 14th May 2023. Five media personnel, namely, Ms.Lai Thi Thuy Ha from Van Hoa newspapers, Mr.Vu Dinh Toan from Dan tri(people wisdom) newspaper, Ms.Bui Thi Lan Anh from VOV e-Newspaper/TV, Ms. Nguyen Hong Ha from VTV2-Television, the number 1 TV channel in Viet Nam and Mr.Tran Viet Phuong, a blogger and youtuber participated in this event.
The media group visited Negombo, Sigiriya, Minneriya Wild Life Park, Koneshwaram temple in Trincomalee, Passikudah, Ella and Nine Arch Bridge, Ravana Falls, Little Adams Peak, Nuwara Eliya, tea Factories, tea gardens, Kandy and Colombo. They were quite impressed by the natural beauty of Sri Lanka as they enjoyed their stay in Sri Lanka and assured this as a potential new destination to promote among Vietnamese travellers.
Sri Lanka Embassy in Türkiye organized a “Sri Lanka Day” event in Ankara together with the Türkiye - Sri Lanka Business Council on 20th July 2023 at the Official Residence of the Ambassador to present opportunities for collaborations in trade, investment and tourism in Sri Lanka among potential Turkish business community. The event was organized under three segments, namely ‘Trade with Sri Lanka’, ‘Investing in Sri Lanka’ and ‘Sri Lanka Tourism’.
While warmly welcoming all guests to the event, H.E. Ms. Hasanthi Urugodawatte Dissanayake, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Türkiye mentioned that 2023 is a special year for the two countries with celebrating the100th anniversary of founding of the Turkish Republic, Sri Lanka celebrating its 75th anniversary of independence as well as the two countries celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, this year. Therefore, she underscored that a range of activities to commemorate these cornerstones indeed contribute much for promoting bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Türkiye.
