Korean Air's direct flights to boost exports
"Sri Lanka-Korea Business links will be further strengthened in the
years to come," said Korean Ambassador Jong Moon Choi at an interactive
evening at the Taj Samudra recently.
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Korean Ambassador Jong Moon Choi
addressing the gathering. |
The interactive session focused on export opportunities and
challenges in the Korean market for Sri Lankan exporters.
He that Sri Lanka will achieve a higher growth in the next few years
with the commencement of Korean Air direct flights.
The direct flights will increase exports to Korea. Sri Lanka's
tourism sector has also recorded a positive growth of Korean tourists
visiting Sri Lanka in 2012/2013. The number of Korean tourists arriving
in Sri Lanka increased by over 16% compared to 2012.
"This is a positive sign that Korean travellers have now included Sri
Lanka in their travel itineraries and we anticipate a further increase
in tourist arrivals from Korea during 2013 due to new flights by Korean
Air," said the Ambassador.
The Sri Lanka-Korea Economic Cooperation Committee also launched
their new website www.srilankakoreabiz.com that evening. |