SL Government to Host 18th CITES Session

SL Government to Host 18th CITES Session

A discussion regarding preliminary work for the  18th Session of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora or CITES in 2019  took place yesterday(30) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat.
The government  is preparing  to host this conference in Srilanka.  Around 4,500 experts  from  187 countries are due to participate in the session scheduled for May 2019.
During the meeting the President appointed an Additional Secretary to carry out coordinating efforts, after vesting responsibilities with relevant ministries.