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Director-General of the Community Development Department welcomed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to Thailand and delegation to discuss and support Thai OTOP community products to reach international level
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Ambassador and Permanent Representative Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attends Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Board of Trustees Meeting
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Wijayanthi Edirisinghe honored to participate in the Board of Trustees Meeting and Presidential Handover Ceremony at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) held on 22nd August 2024 in Bangkok. A warm welcome was extended by the President and the Board of Trustees of AIT to Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attended first time. The Head of Chancery, A.W.S. Samanmali also joined the Board of Trustees Meeting from the Mission.
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Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand interacts with the Thai-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce to Strengthen Bilateral Economic Ties
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand Wijayanthi Edirisinghe held a fruitful interaction with the Executive Committee of the Thai-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce on 22nd August 2024 to explore avenues for enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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Director-General of the Community Development Department, Mr. Somkid Chanthamarik, together with Asst. Prof. Dr. Sasithon Chanthamarik, Chairman of the Community Development Housewives Club in welcoming H.E. Mrs. Colonne Appuhamillage Chaminda Inoka Colonne, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Thailand and Mrs. Vireshika Bandara, First Secretary (Commercial) attended a briefing on the implementation of the One Village, One Product project in Thailand and paid a visit to encourage entrepreneurs at the OTOP Midyear 2022 event with Mr. Panlop Tanjariyaporn, Director of the International Affairs Division and staff also attended the meeting at the Challenger Hall Impact, Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province.
Mr. Somkid Chantamarik, Director-General of the Department of Community Development, said it was a great pleasure to have H.E. Mrs .colonne Appuhamillage Chaminda Inoka Colonne, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Thailand, and delegation on the discussion to propel One Village, One Product (OTOP) Project. This is considered as an important mission of the Department and is a crucial mechanism for promoting the development of the country’s economic base. In this regard, there was a briefing on the implementation of the One Village, One Product (OTOP) Project, consisting of Background of the project, policies, concepts, objectives, registration of entrepreneurs and community products, product sales, marketing promotion and success factors and relevant partners of this project.
H.E. Mrs. Colonne Appuhamillage Chaminda Inoka Colonne, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Thailand expressed congratulation on the meeting to the Director General of the Department of Community Development and the President of the Community Development Housewives Club on the occasion of taking the position and discussed cooperation between the Department of Community Development, Ministry of Interior and Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in implementing a sustainable community development model project based on the application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for a period of 3 years 2017-2019 in order to develop in 3 following model villages 1) Deltota Pahalagama Village, Kandy Province, 2) Laksha Uyan Village, Polonnaruwa Province and 3) Watupola Village in Puttalam according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and Learning Center Development in 3 targeted villages.
Then the Director General of the Community Development Department and the President of the Community Development Housewives Club accompanied H.E. Mrs. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Thailand to visit the booth of community products in the event area, along with supported community products and encouraged entrepreneurs at the OTOP Midyear 2022 event as a guideline for raising the standards of Thai community products to advance to the international level as well.
Ambassador and Permanent Representative Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attends Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Board of Trustees Meeting
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Wijayanthi Edirisinghe honored to participate in the Board of Trustees Meeting and Presidential Handover Ceremony at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) held on 22nd August 2024 in Bangkok. A warm welcome was extended by the President and the Board of Trustees of AIT to Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe attended first time. The Head of Chancery, A.W.S. Samanmali also joined the Board of Trustees Meeting from the Mission.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand interacts with the Thai-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce to Strengthen Bilateral Economic Ties
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand Wijayanthi Edirisinghe held a fruitful interaction with the Executive Committee of the Thai-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce on 22nd August 2024 to explore avenues for enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Thailand.