Will increase forest cover to 32%: President

President Maithripala Sirisena, who arrived in Rome to attend the 24th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 24), said Sri Lanka was well set to increase its forest cover to 32 percent.

“Arrived in the beautiful city of Rome to attend the COFO 24. Looking forward to talk about Sri Lanka's progress as we are well set to increase our forest cover to 32 percent,” the President tweeted.