The economic growth of 7.4 percent (in 2006) while facing serious challenges was no accident, Rajapakse said in a speech read by his secretary Lalith Weeratunga at the summit.
Its technical sessions will be held on June 7-8 at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo.
Lopsided
The government is looking to improve infrastructure under its ten-year development framework known as the ‘Mahinda Chinthana’, one of the aims of which is to ensure balanced growth in all regions.
Recent surveys have revealed that Sri Lanka's development has been lop-sided with the Western province alone accounting for half of GDP.
If we are to reach the living standards of developed countries or become somewhat similar, we need to have 8 percent economic growth per year, Rajapa