Pakistan, Sri Lanka agree to deepen bilateral ties

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COLOMBO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and discussed bilateral trade and economic issues, situation in the region and international matters of mutual interest. The two leaders also agreed to consolidate bilateral relations in different fields.

Earlier, Nawaz Sharif arrived in Colombo to represent Pakistan at the 53-member Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), commencing in the Sri Lankan capital today (Friday).

The prime minister was received at Bandaranaike International Airport by Leader of the House in Sri Lankan Parliament Nimal Siripala D Silva, Senior Minister for Municipal Affairs AHM Fawzi, Minister of Power and Energy Pavithra Wanniarachchi and several members of parliament.

The theme of the Commonwealth summit is ‘Growth with Equity-Inclusive Development’.

Pakistan makes annual contributions to five heads of the Commonwealth namely Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC), Commonwealth Foundation (CF), Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC), Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). app

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