French Ambassador on East tour:

Hopes to strengthen relations with SL

M A Phakurdeen- Addalaichenai Group Corr

The French Ambassador in Sri Lanka Christine Robichon who was on tour in Ampara district last week visited South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in Oluvil to participate in the inauguration ceremony of two new courses which are Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) administered by the Post Graduate Unit of the Faculty of Management and Commerce.

The Ambassador accompanied by the Embassy's Attache for Cooperation, Development and Humanitarian Affairs Constance Theisen and the Competent Authority for Eastern University Prof Ranjith Arthanayake, held cordial discussions with the Registrar M S Sathar, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Commerce M D M Amjath, the senior lecturing staff, council members and administrative staffs of the University on the academic programme and physical development activities in progress.

Addressing at the ceremony she said she was happy to see for herself the development of the university. She said France has always had close relation with Sri Lanka and hoped to further strengthen it. She said she is confident that visits of this nature would fulfill this purpose.

At the conclusion of the ceremony the Registrar presented a memento to the Ambassador while the Dean Amjath handed a memento to Prof Ranjith Arthanayake in memory of their visit to the University.