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Final reconstruction plan to be unveiled at Development Forum in Sri Lanka |
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
The final post-tsunami reconstruction plan of the Government will be unveiled at the Sri Lanka Development Forum meeting to be held at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel, Kandy, on May 16 and 17. A Kandy declaration, signed jointly by the Development partners and the Government will be released at the conclusion of the Forum, Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera said, writes Manjula Fernando 290405, The Daily News at http://www.dailynews.lk/ Forwarded by Budhi Mulyawan 290405.
The parley, expected to be inaugurated by President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, will be attended by around 200 foreign and local delegates.
"It is a landmark event which we hope will be very constructive," TAFREN Chairman Mano Tittawella said.
The main theme will be 'Post Tsunami and Post Conflict Rehabilitation and Reconstruction'. 'Reforms for High Growth and Poverty Alleviation' will be among the other themes.
The Millennium Development Goals Country Report 2005 - Sri Lanka will also be launched during the forum.
This annual meeting which was previously held in Paris or Washington will review future donor assistance for development projects in Sri Lanka and discuss Lanka's way forward with regard to peace initiative.
This Aid group meeting is expected to be attended by former US President Bill Clinton, the UN's special envoy for tsunami reconstruction.
Finance Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama will present national development strategies for the forthcoming year at this event.
The Forum is generally held outside the country. This will be the first full fledged Development Forum held in Sri Lanka. It is also significant that the Forum is being held outside Colombo, although a number of press conferences on the proceedings will be held in Colombo.
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