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Korean support for rural development in Sri Lanka South Korean Ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong Source:Dailynews South Korean Ambassador Santhush Woonjin Jeong on Thursday held a discussion with Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development State Minister Shehan Semasinghe via Zoom on a wide range of areas including avenues to increase collaboration for rural development cooperation between Korea and Sri Lanka. Ambassador Santhush said that following the recent constructive call on Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, he observed that the “Divineguma Project” and “Saemaul Undong Movement,” Korea’s New Village Initiative, share many common traits. It is commendable that Sri Lanka and Korea have been emulating this economic model to improve the living conditions of rural communities. Korea has a unique story of economic development, the so called “Miracle on Han River”. ...