Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona who was the keynote speaker at the CIIE International Jewellery Summit on 10 November 2022, urged participants attending the event to visit Sri Lanka not only to satisfy their dream of purchasing a gem from the island's fabulous harvest of precious stones but also to enjoy its incomparable tourist attractions and fabled tourist attractions.

Kings, queens and princesses continue to adorn themselves with Sri Lanka's fabulous gems, while the biggest are on display at mighty museums.

Sri Lanka has been producing a wide range of valuable coloured stones for millennia and was continuing to do so. The motherland was nowhere near to being exhausted. Today, Lanka was recognised as the blue sapphire capital of the world.

The event was well attended by the Chinese industry, including representatives of the government regulatory bodies and the Shanghai Gem and Jade Exchange. Among the speakers were Shu Guiyu, Shanghai People's Government, Liu Pingjun, Chairman, China Council for Brand Development and among the key international speakers (on line) were Gaetano Cavalieri, Chairman of Confederation Internationale Common Standards - who spoke extensively on the Blue Books, Clement Sabbagh, President Coloured Stone Association, and Tamarong, Chairman, ASEAN Gem and Jewellery Association. 

Embassy of Sri Lanka 

Beijing 

11 November 2022