French business and industry chamber is planning to send a special delegation to Sri Lank Expo 2012, the mega export show to be held in March 2012 in Colombo.

This was revealed by Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen after his meeting with the Pierre-Antoine Gailly, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Paris (CCIP).

Sri Lanka Expo 2012 is the mega international level trade exhibition to be held in Colombo after a lapse of 14 years. More than 300 exhibitors will display their products and services including the world’s best gem including Ceylon Sapphire, the world’s best spices including Ceylon Cinnamon, Services like IT/ BPO, the best fishery products and exotic fruits and vegetables and new industries like boat building. We invite high participation from France.

EU region including France is a very important market for Sri Lanka with more than 35% of the country’s products exported to EU and France is the 6th largest market in the EU for Sri Lanka.