World peace discussed at Korea conference

Prime Minister D M Jayaratne participated in the World Peace Envoys Conference in Seoul, South Korea recently, the Prime Minister's Office said in a release yesterday.

The conference was conducted for five days with the participation of around 1,200 delegates from various countries. Measures to secure world peace was discussed at the conference.

Prime Minister Jayaratne was honoured with a doctorate by the Sun Moon University of Korea for his dedication towards religious co-existence.

The Prime Minister who had discussions with Sri Lankan ambassador to Korea Tissa Wijayaratne focused on providing formal training opportunities for Sri Lankan workers in Korea.

The need to increase Sri Lankan workers' share in the Korean job market was also discussed during the meeting. Prime Minister Jayaratne also visited London after the conference.

He participated in discussions with Sri Lankans in London.