H.E Savitri Panabokke, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea met with former UN Secretary General and President and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute Ban Ki Moon on 1 February 2023 at the Ban Ki Moon Foundation Office in Seoul.

During the meeting, President/Chair of the GGGI recalled his longstanding friendship and engagement with Sri Lanka over the years, as a diplomat, during his tenure as the UN Secretary General and in his present capacity in the GGGI.

Ambassador Panabokke expressed appreciation for the GGGI initiatives in Sri Lanka and discussed future areas of co-operation relating to climate change and green growth.

Sri Lanka is currently holding the position of the Vice President of the Assembly and the Vice Chair of the Council of the GGGI. The President and Chair of the GGGI is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka shortly. 

Head of the International Cooperation Unit of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation, Choi Sung-joo, Mr. Dave Kim, Head of the Governance Unit of GGGI and Ms. Sachini Dias, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Sri Lanka also participated at the meeting. 

Embassy of Sri Lanka

Seoul

01 February 2023