bilateral beat - High Commission of India, Colombo

BILATERAL BEAT
Visit of an all-women business delegation from India to Sri Lanka
An all-women delegation from the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
(ASSOCHAM) comprising of 15 women entrepreneurs from Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkatta visited Sri Lanka
from 3-8 May 2012, under the aegis of the SAARC Women’s Initiative for Peace and Prosperity (SWIPP).
The objective of SWIPP is to strengthen economic and
cultural cooperation between India and each of the SAARC
countries, through a unique all-women platform and
perspective.
The 15-member women delegation was led by Dr.
Harbeen Arora, President, Creative Living Foundation on behalf
of ASSOCHAM. According to Dr. Arora, the purpose of the
delegation was to “meet as many women entrepreneurs and
leaders from Sri Lanka from diverse fields like trade and
investment, politics, media, arts, public health and well-being,
science and technology, environment, academia and peace
who can be part of the SWIPP initiative.”
High Commissioner of India Ashok K
Kantha meeting with 15-member Indian
women business delegation
During the visit, the delegation had a meeting with High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Ashok K.
Kantha. They also had a meeting at the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka in Colombo on 4
May, where they met its President Mr. Asoka Hettigoda and interacted with the members of the National
Chamber of Commerce and Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The delegetes met
Ms. Vidyani Hettigoda, Chairperson, Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Sri Lanka and Ms.
Otara Del Gunawardene, Odel. The members of the delegation came from a variety of backgrounds like
Handloom, Architecture, Higher Education, Interior Designing, Human Resource Consulting etc.
Dr. Harbeen Arora, leader of the delegation, said that the delegation was successful in meeting its
objectives of connecting women entrepreneurs in India to their counterparts in Sri Lanka.
Women business delegation at the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka
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