The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Oslo hosted an event to mark the launch of the Moscow-Colombo direct route by Aeroflot. At the event, presentations were given by Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Norway Prof. Arusha Cooray on Sri Lanka tourism, Mr Gonzalo Peluffo, Sales Manager of Aeroflot Norway, on the new flight to Colombo and Mr Wadud, the owner of Silvertree, a Sri Lanka travel company based in Oslo, on Sri Lanka tours. Second Secretary Samanmali Atalugama welcomed the guests.
Those who attended the event included travel agents based in Norway, and travel writers. The event included a quiz, of which the first prize was 2 economy class air tickets, given by Aeroflot and 2 nights accommodation by courtesy of Silvertree. The first prize was won by a Norwegian travel writer.
