Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2013-04-18

Obtaining membership of the Africa-Asia Rural Development Organization (AARDO) by Sri Lanka

- countries in the African region maintain friendly relations with Sri Lanka and being a member of the above Organization would provide an opportunity for our country to further strengthen the cooperation among countries in this region. This Organization consists of 29 member countries including 15 from Africa and 13 from Asia. The proposal made by Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Minister of Agriculture, to obtain membership of the above Organization, was approved by the Cabinet.