Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2012-04-04

Membership to the International Energy Forum

- this Forum is an inter Governmental arrangement that serves as an neutral facilitator of global energy dialogue among its membership of energy producing and energy consuming States. Sri Lanka has gained full membership of the forum. The proposal made by Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Power and Energy, for the allocation of US $37,890 to pay the membership fee to the International Energy Forum Secretariat for the years 2011 and 2012 and also from 2013 onwards, was approved by the Cabinet.