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| Tuesday, 24 August 2004 |
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Collure, Razvi to represent CPSL at Beijing Conference The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka has nominated Raja Collure and M. A. Razvi, members of the Political Bureau to represent the Communist Party of Sri Lanka at the 3rd International conference of Asian Political Parties scheduled to be held from September 3 to 5 in Beijing. A press release issued by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka Minister Dew Gunasekera states the international conference will be hosted by the Communist Party of China in association with the International Conference of Asian Political Parties. The themes of the conference are: (1) Regional Security and Multilateral Co-operation, (ii) Economic Growth and Social Progress, (iii) Political Parties' National Development. Raja Collure will be making a presentation at the conference. The objective of the Conference is to strengthen further the friendship, exchanges and co-operation among Asian Political Parties and to promote peace, stability and unity in Asia. Rice from Pakistan Trade Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle yesterday decided to import rice from Pakistan in a move to arrest the frequent increase in the price of rice in the local market. The minister finalised plans for the import of rice at a meeting he had with the Pakistan Ambassador Bashir Wali Mohammed at the Minister's Office at the Sathosa Secretariat in Colombo. As the Pakistan ambassador agreed to extend his support to the minister, an agreement was reached to import the necessary rice stocks from Pakistan by the end of October. Minister Fernandopulle told the Daily News that he was compelled to import rice from Pakistan to ease the burden on the consumers due to the high price of rice. The minister said, steps would be taken to store rice consignments in warehouses once they were imported from Pakistan. They will be released to the local market if the upward trend of rice prices continue. |
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