SL will be made the center of Indian Ocean – PM

SL will be made the center of Indian Ocean – PM

July 12, 2018   12:59 pm

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka will be made the center of the Indian Ocean via the Master Plan for Development of Trincomalee District.

When considering the economic development in the Indian Ocean, Colombo and Hambantota ports receive a special place, points out the PM.

He stated this at an event held to hand over the Master Plan for Development of Trincomalee District, held at the Temple Trees.

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