Pakistan Foreign Secretary to visit here
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani will be visiting Sri
Lanka from April 4-5 to take part in the third round of bilateral
political consultations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The last round
of talks took place from July 17-19, 2007 in Islamabad.
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Jalil Abbas
Jilani |
During his stay, the Foreign Secretary will call upon President
Mahinda Rajapaksa, External Affairs Minister Prof. G L Peiris, Economic
Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and hold in-depth discussions on a
variety of bilateral issues of mutual interest with his counterpart,
Karunatilaka Amunugama and with Defence and Urban Development Ministry
Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The visit of the Foreign Secretary to Sri Lanka is part of a
tradition of high-level contacts and exchanges between the two
countries. Pakistan and Sri Lanka are engaged in all important fields,
including, trade and commerce. Relations between the two are based on
mutual trust and shared interest in maintaining regional peace, security
and stability.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoy commonality of views on regional and
international issues. They regularly coordinate their positions
multilaterally, especially as manifested at the United Nations and
SAARC.
The visit of the Foreign Secretary would contribute in bolstering the
existing ties of friendship and cooperation between Pakistan and Sri
Lanka.
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