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Japan has expressed regret after Sri Lanka scrapped 2019 deal with New Delhi and Tokyo for development of Colombo port s East Container Terminal
Japan has expressed regret after Sri Lanka scrapped 2019 deal with New Delhi and Tokyo for development of Colombo port s East Container Terminal.
A Japanese embassy official in Delhi responding to WION question, expressed regret at the unilateral decision taken by Sri Lanka .
Sri Lankan cabinet on Monday unanimously approved that the East terminal of the port will be developed solely by the Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA).
Meanwhile in the aftermath of the development Japan envoy to Colombo Akira Sugiyama met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday to discuss a range of matters relevant to the bilateral partnership between Sri Lanka and Japan , a tweet from Sri Lankan MFA said.
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Moves to sell West Container Terminal draws flak
Moves to sell West Container Terminal draws flak
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COLOMBO (News1st): The government is trying to sell off the Colombo Port’s West Container Terminal to suppress the opposition against giving away the East Container Terminal, a civic activist has said.
“If a government cannot safeguard the national assets of a country, what’s the point?” Ven. Medille Pagngnaloka Thero, the general secretary of the Sinhale Organization told reporters on Tuesday.
He insisted that the government must reveal the agreements signed with foreign entities under its administration.
Pradeep Sanjeewa Perera, the convenor of the Sinhale Organization, argued that the purported moves to sell off the East Container Terminal was given prominence to ultimately sell off the West Container Terminal.