Prof. Kamal Chopra felicitates the newly elected team of Sri Lanka Association of Printers.
On 12 August, 2019, Prof. Kamal Chopra during his recent visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka, facilitated the newly elected team of SLAP (Sri Lanka Association of Printers). Congratulating the new team Prof. Chopra assured complete support and assistance from AIFMP for the growth and development of printing industry. The primary objective of meeting the print leaders of Sri Lanka was to understand the concerns and needs of the Sri Lankan printers to be able to provide them value at the Pamex exhibition and to seek support from the association in ensuring a large contingent to visit the upcoming edition.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Delan Silva, President of SLAP said, “India always remained supportive to Sri Lanka, though we are a small country but due to location advantage we can serve as mediator for supply of printed products from India to other countries. The geographical position of Sri Lanka and the logistic affluence of connectivity along with the outstanding capacity of knowledge, talent and ability of the Sri Lankan Printing workforce, we strongly believe that by shaking hand with Indian Printing industry, jointly we both can becomes ‘The Hub of Printing in Asia’.”
While acknowledging Prof. Kamal Chopra for the gratitude of AIFMP, Mr. DammikkaSriwardhana – 1st Vice President spoke about the possibility of embarking on several projects which would provide mutual benefits. He suggested that a high level committee with members from both the associations may be constituted to look after possible areas of mutual understanding for the growth and development of printing industry of both countries.
“We are looking forward to work with our colleagues at SLPA for the development of printing industry of Sri Lanka and India to a mutually beneficial end. We will soon choose a delegation that will consult with SLPA and form a MoU that will help promote the printing trade between the two countries,” said Prof.Chopra who also suggested establishing a ‘testing lab’ for the support of the printing institutes in Sri Lanka.
He also invited entries from Sri Lanka printers for the National Awards for the Excellence in Printing (NAEP) going to be held at Mumbai on 8 January, 2020.
