MUSCAT, October 2019: A Sri Lankan food promotion organised by the Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman in collaboration with Sri Lanka Export Development Board was opened at Carrefour Hypermarket in Muscat City Centre on 2 October.
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman Omar Lebbe Ameer Ajwad together with the Guest of Honour, Ali bin Hamdan al Ajmi, member of Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and Carrefour Country Manager Najib Haddad opened the event by cutting the ribbon. Many prominent Sri Lankan expatriate community members in Oman participated in the opening ceremony.
Eleven Sri Lankan companies, which represent the food sector covering products such as rice, spices, fruits, vegetables, processed foods, tea, coconut kernel products, poultry and other varieties of consumer food, participated at the four day promotional event at two popular Carrefour hypermarket outlets in Oman – Carrefour, Muscat City Centre from 2 – 3 October and at Carrefour, Qurum City Centre from 4 – 5 October.
Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Ameer Ajwad said that it was the first event of its kind to be held in Oman with the participation of many Sri Lankan food sector companies visiting the Sultanate to display their own products in a hypermarket. While thanking the Carrefour management for the kind support in providing their valuable space at two most popular Carrefour outlets in Oman, Ambassador Ameer Ajwad urged the visiting Sri Lankan companies to make use of the unique opportunity to introduce their products into the Omani markets.
