8th Feb Sweden Sri Lanka Business Council – SSLBC arranged an extended members meeting. Plus 60 Swedish and Sri Lankan business people met for dinner and a speech by former Swedish ambassador Lars-Olof Lindgren. Honorary General Consul Sanjay Kulatange was one of the guests as well. Secretary General Leif I Ohlson welcomed the guests and mentioned that this year Sweden and Sri Lanka celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations and that the council wanted to kickstart this important year.
Ambassador Lindgren spoke about the strong relations between the two countries and also looked into the future.
Later this year Swedish Embassy in New Dehli will arrange an event in Colombo to celebrate more officially.
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