Keheliya: No final decision yet on East Container Terminal of Colombo Port

COLOMBO: Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella stated that no final decision has been made regarding the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port.

He made the remarks in response to a question posed by a journalist during the post-Cabinet media briefing held at the Government Information Department.

the minister further expressed the following views regarding this scenario;

Various debates and discussions regarding this matter are taking place and the Cabinet has not taken any decision on this. Also, if it is invested in the stock market, only 49 percent will be invested and 51 percent will always be kept with the government.

He pointed out that any of this is not the final decision.

A final decision on this matter will come to light after further discussions on this regard and based on these discussions a flexible policy will be followed by the government while considering the geopolitical concerns of the country.