COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday (5) said that Japan is the first choice when it comes to giving out the East Container Terminal at the Colombo Port."Why don't we develop and become a logistics centre?
When I last tried to develop the Colombo Harbour and tried to give out the East Terminal, there was a big debate, as to I am trying to sell the country.
Now we have given the West terminal out. Very good, but if you really want to get going, you have to give the East terminal out.
We've given the first choice to Japan. If they don't, we'll ask the others to come," he said.The President also noted that the Colombo port must be the busiest port in South Asia. "The small port won't do so when you get full.