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Prime Minister opens Min Visithuru 2005:

Call to develop ornamental fish industry as main foreign exchange earner

SRI LANKA'S ornamental fish industry could be developed as one of the country's main foreign exchange earner whilst also generating employment. Min Visithuru 2005 will also help bring Sri Lanka into the International market, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse.

Addressing Min Visithuru Sri Lanka 2005, the International exhibition of ornamental fish, aquatic plants and accessories which opened at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre Colombo yesterday the Prime Minister said at present Sri Lanka possessed only three per cent of the International ornamental fish market.

He said Singapore possessed about 22.8 per cent of the total ornamental fish market even without having adequate resources, but Sri Lanka with plenty of water resources, is better placed to promote this industry effectively.

"Therefore, Sri Lanka can easily reach the international market. It is important to promote this industry among schoolchildren and it can be done through organising fairs, "the Prime Minister added.

He thanked the private sector for their contribution to upgrade the industry. He said he was happy to contribute to the development of this industry while holding the post of Fisheries Minister a few years back.

JVP Propaganda Secretary and MP Wimal Weerawansa said that Sri Lanka is a country rich in natural resources.

"It seems we still do not touch resources under our ocean. This richness of resources, natural location of the country and the shipping channels are the main reasons behind all foreign invasions", he said.

No local ruler who ruled the country after independence bothered to discover our hidden resources and make use of them to develop the country.

Only thing we do is using resources that are visible. Min Visithuru is a beginning of discovering and making use of hidden resources shielded in dark places, "he said.

"There is a huge demand in the international market for cultural, agricultural and technical products. Ornamental fish can be termed as one of our cultural products.

We can compete in the international market with this product. We should enter into international markets where we are capable of competing", Weerawansa said.

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