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Monday, October 19, 2009 - 10.15 GMT |
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China to set up a tractor manufacturing
plant in Sri Lanka |
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On his
visit to
China
for the
10th
anniversary
of the
'Western
China
Development
Strategy'
and the
launch
of the
'10th
Western
China
Expo',
Prime
Minister
Ratnasiri
Wickramanayaka
had
discussions
with a
Chinese
company
to open
up a
tractor
manufacturing
plant in
Sri
Lanka.
A
delegation
of the
Chu
Aniong
Company
will be
visiting
Sri
Lanka
soon to
further
explore
this
matter.
The
Prime
Minister
stressed
that Sri
Lanka
being an
agricultural
country,
tractors
will be
a big
demand
especially
in the
Northern
and
Eastern
Provinces
of Sri
Lanka
with the
liberation
of these
areas
from
terrorism.
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