Ambassador
Arusha Cooray was invited by the United Nations University World Institute for
Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) to chair and moderate the launch of
a new book, “Resurgent Asia,” by Professor Deepak Nayyar. Welcome addresses
were given by the Director of UNU-WIDER, Professor Kunal Sen, and
Under-Secretary of State, External Economic Relations MFA, Ms. Nina
Vaskunlahti. Discussants of the book were Dr. Mikael Mattlin of the University
of Turku and Dr. Juuso Kaaresvirta of the Bank of Finland. Mr. Harri
Kämäräinen, Finland’s Ambassador for South Asia, Ms. Sini Paukkunen, Director
Unit for Policy Planning and Research MoFA, among many others were present. The
event was held at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in partnership with their
Unit for Policy Planning and Research.