Sri Lanka, June 17 -- I will not allow anyone to import Chinese cigarettes to Sri Lanka, Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne said.

Addressing a ceremony at the Waters Edge Hotel in Battaramulla yesterday in connection with World No Tobacco Day organized by the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA), the Minister said that only 6,000 Chinese workers are in Sri Lanka at present while there are around 10,000 Indian workers in Sri Lanka. In addition, there are workers from Russia, etc. They will also demand cigarettes made in their countries. Importing Chinese cigarettes will be going against rules and regulations imposed to control tobacco according to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Con...