SAARC Interior Affairs Ministers Forum begins today
Chaminda Perera
Public Management and Reforms Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka
yesterday left for Pakistan to attend the third forum of Interior
Affairs Ministers of SAARC countries. The forum begins in Islamabad
today.
This meeting will focus on a range of issues discussed at the SAARC
Heads of State level in Colombo and Thimpu. According to Public
Management and Reforms Ministry sources, the forum will emphasis on
co-operation in the field of combatting terrorism, trafficking of women
and children in SAARC member countries. They will also discuss how
cooperation among law enforcement authorities and Emmigration and
Immigration officers in SAARC countries could be enhanced.
Minister Wickramanayaka is expected to meet Pakistan President Asif
Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani during his stay in
Islamabad.
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