Govt's aim to ensure economic growth enjoyed by all - Prof. GL
Peiris
The government's aim is to ensure that the country's economic growth
is enjoyed by people in all parts of the country and in particular,
people in rural areas, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said.
He was briefing a group of diplomats representing 35 countries when they
visited Hambantota district on an invitation to gather a firsthand
impression of the development taking place in the area.
Prof Peiris addressed the members of the diplomatic community in the
administration building which was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa
this week.
He explained the impact of those development projects on the lives
and livelihoods of the people of the area.
The minister emphasized the government's resolve to ensure that the
benefits arriving from the growth of Sri Lanka's economy - now at the
threshold of 8.2 percent - are enjoyed by people in all parts of the
country and in particular, extend to the rural hinterland.
Member of Parliament and Hambantota District Development Committee
chairman Namal Rajapaksa participated informally in the interaction with
the diplomats.
Urban Development Authority chairman Janaka Kurukulasuriya explained
to the diplomats the details relating to the work already completed and
the structured plans for future development.
|