IANS | 25 Feb, 2021
Pakistan and Sri Lanka agreed to strengthen cooperation in several areas including agriculture.
The
agreement came as visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met here
with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for bilateral ties, the
Xinhua news agency reported.
During the meeting on Wednesday,
Khan underlined the "exceptional quality" of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka
relations with mutual trust, understanding and support.
The
Pakistani Prime Minister emphasised the importance of building robust
economic partnership between the two countries characterised by enhanced
bilateral trade, investments and commercial cooperation.
He
emphasised the importance of regional cooperation through the platform
of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the
opportunities for regional prosperity through the China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor, a flagship project of China's Belt and Road
Initiative.
For his part, Rajapaksa expressed his wish to
strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and also
exchanged views on sharing technical know how in order to promote
agriculture in both countries.
