German Tech symbolises Lanka, German ties - PM
The Ceylon German Technical Training Institute (CGTTI) symbolizes the
strongest bond and longstanding friendship between Sri Lanka and
Germany, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka said.
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CGTTI moulds youth
* Proper training needed before
going abroad
* Priority for development
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He added that the CGTTI had been able to mould Sri Lankan youth to
take up challenges and equip them with technical skills in the
automobile and allied trades at international level too. The Premier was
speaking at the inauguration of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the
CGTTI, after opening the three day exhibition at the CGTTI in Moratuwa
yesterday.
Prime Minister Wickramanayaka said when he visited Australia he met
two youth who were doing well and earned fabulously.
He asked them the secret behind their success and their reply was
that they had gone through CGTTI technical training. Recalling his past
memories as a student in Germany, the Prime Minister said he had two
girl friends named Helga and Marina.
“My friendship with Germany runs such a long way,” the Premier added.
He regretted that many Lankans go for employment abroad without skills.
He said that the country could have earned more foreign exchange if more
technically qualified persons received such opportunities. Emphasizing
new challenges before the country following the end of the three-decade
war, he said the development of the country, especially in the Northern
and Eastern Provinces, is the next primary task before the Government.
CGTTI assistance and introducing technical knowhow among the youth would
be invaluable, the Prime Minister said.
The Premier appealed to the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of
Germany Jens Plotener to continue with the technical assistance through
the CGTTI so that more youth will benefit while also helping cement the
existing bonds between the two countries. |