PUM Netherlands Senior Experts to assist Industries in North
PUM Netherlands Senior Experts held a business meeting at Galle Face
Hotel recently. The Ambassador of the Netherlands, Louis W.M.Pieet,
Deputy Head of the Mission Bas van Noordenne, PUM Country Coordinator,
Cees van Dijl, PUM Representatives, S.P.C. Kumarasinghe and Bandula
Hennedige along with 60 SMEs participated at the meeting.
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A part of the 60 SME’s attended the PUM Business meeting,
Dutch Ambassador Louis W M Pieet and Bas van Noordenne and
Cees van Dijl at the head table while Mr Kumarasinghe making
the welcome speech |
PUM Netherlands Senior Experts have provided technical assistance to
local industries from the year 1991, have assisted nearly 400 industries
and have arranged nearly 100 training and business link visits to
Netherlands for entrepreneurs from Sri Lanka. S P C Kumarasinghe
welcomed the invitees and the Ambassador LouisW M Pieet in his speech
stressed the advantages of cooperation between Dutch and Sri Lankan
companies for the development of the economies of both countries. Cees
van Dijl explained about the services offered by PUM and made a power
point presentation of work done in Sri Lanka. He also announced the
appointment of the 3rd representative, P. Narasingham to cover Vavuniya
and Jaffna areas in the North.
Later van Dijl visited Vavuniya and Jaffna with Kumarasinghe and
Narasingham. They had meetings with several industrialists in Vavuniya
and a business meeting in Jaffna with 15 SMEs arranged by Narasingham.
After the meeting on the next day, they visited 5 SMEs which could be
assisted soon by PUM. Kumarasinghe said the PUM assistance to North will
bring a substantial boost to the developing economy in the North,
keeping to the policy of the government of Sri Lanka. |
