Lanka, Pakistan ties strengthened

Sri Lanka's High Commissioner in Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody has called on Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar wherein they discussed the upcoming meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in Sri Lanka in the middle of this month.

The High Commissioner invited the Finance Minister to the meeting and also requested him to address the Business Forum being held on the sidelines of the conference. The Finance Minister said that he was extremely grateful for the invitation which reflected the close fraternal relations that existed between the two countries.

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner also informed the Finance Minister that Sri Lanka had concluded an agreement to purchase 100 cars manufactured by Toyota Pakistan.

During the meeting, the High Commissioner also informed the Finance Minister that the Joint Ministerial Economic Commission between the two countries is scheduled to meet in Colombo on Noveber27-28.

The High Commissioner said that both countries can cooperate in the fields of dairy and livestock, housing, construction and the setting up of the sugar industry in Sri Lanka to further strengthen their bilateral economic ties.

The Finance Minister expressed the confidence that economic ties between the two countries would grow further and thanked the Sri Lankan Government for purchasing cars from Pakistan.The Finance Minister said that Pakistan will provide all possible assistance to Sri Lanka in the development of their infrastructure and industry.

- The Nation (Pakistan)