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Lanka -plans undersea power grid link with India
PTI | 11:08 PM,Aug 27,2011
To a question on rehabilitation of refugees in Tamil Nadu camps, Kariyawasam said the Sri Lankan government welcomes those who want to return on their volition, but would not force them. There were nearly 50,000 refugees in Tamil Nadu, he added. On Sri Lanka's economy, Kariyawasam said it's GDP growth was 8.5 per cent and per capita income stood at USD 2,400. "We have been ble to bring down inflation to five per cent." When asked which was friendly country India or China, Kariyawasam said, "All countries are friends and India is our relative ... I believe you all agree relatives are closer than friends." He said Sri Lanka would not do any business with those countries that would harm India's interests."We are conscious ... if there is any trouble in India, it will affect us.Therefore we will not do anything with those countries that will harm India's interests. But this should not stop us from making friends with China as it was growing powerhouse," Kariyawasam said. "We are using China as we are using India for mutual benefits. It is not a serious matter between India and Sri Lanka, he added.
Lanka -plans undersea power grid link with India, IBN Live News
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Does anyone have more info about this project?
PTI | 11:08 PM,Aug 27,2011
To a question on rehabilitation of refugees in Tamil Nadu camps, Kariyawasam said the Sri Lankan government welcomes those who want to return on their volition, but would not force them. There were nearly 50,000 refugees in Tamil Nadu, he added. On Sri Lanka's economy, Kariyawasam said it's GDP growth was 8.5 per cent and per capita income stood at USD 2,400. "We have been ble to bring down inflation to five per cent." When asked which was friendly country India or China, Kariyawasam said, "All countries are friends and India is our relative ... I believe you all agree relatives are closer than friends." He said Sri Lanka would not do any business with those countries that would harm India's interests."We are conscious ... if there is any trouble in India, it will affect us.Therefore we will not do anything with those countries that will harm India's interests. But this should not stop us from making friends with China as it was growing powerhouse," Kariyawasam said. "We are using China as we are using India for mutual benefits. It is not a serious matter between India and Sri Lanka, he added.
Lanka -plans undersea power grid link with India, IBN Live News
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Does anyone have more info about this project?