Sri Lankan president to visit Pakistan next week

The Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, will be visiting Pakistan next week on April 5-7, reports Daily Mirror and ColomboPage.

According the cabinet spokesperson, Rajitha Senaratne, a Memorandum of Understanding will be signed between the two countries on shipping and academic cooperation.

"Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoy friendly and cordial relations. The diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1948. Since then, the bilateral relations have grown from strength to strength. Being members of SAARC and Commonwealth, Pakistan and Sri Lanka cooperate closely and coordinate with each other on issues of common interest and regional and international concern," the Sri Lankan foreign affairs ministry said in statement.


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