“PRODEXPO” held in Moscow on February 2017

February 06, 2017 marked the opening of the 24th PRODEXPO International Exhibition which will be held in Moscow until February 10, 2017. It is the largest annual specialized exhibition in Russia and Eastern Europe focused on food, beverages and raw materials. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia organized three colorful stands with the support of the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Sri Lanka Export Development Board.

On the first day of the exhibition Hon. Navin Dissanayake, Minister of Plantation Industries of Sri Lanka, Mr. Rohan Pethiyagoda, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board, and H. E. Dr. Saman Weerasinghe, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia, officially opened Sri Lankan stands and met with representatives of Sri Lankan companies participating in the exhibition in sectors of tea, fisheries, and exports. The exhibition is known to be a great and efficient platform to establish direct business connections between Russian and Sri Lankan companies and to improve bilateral trade and economic relations between the two countries in general.