Sri Lankan Minister of Irrigation and Water Management Calls on Prime Minister of Pakistan
Posted On January 20, 2014
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka enjoys excellent relations and there is strong political will on both sides to further develop and promote the bilateral relations. PM said this while talking to Mr. Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister for Irrigation and Water Management of Sri Lanka. Mr. Nirmal is visiting Pakistan as special envoy of the President of Sri Lanka. Prime Minister said that there are vast opportunities for increasing the bilateral trade and the both sides should make efforts to enhance the volume of the trade in order to achieve maximum benefits. Both sides should work towards concluding Comprehensive Economic Policy Agreement (CEPA) by 2016 and encourage the private sectors to invest in each other’s economies, PM added. He also stressed to make Free Trade Agreement between the two countries more conducive by increasing the volume of trade. Prime Minister also extended an invitation to Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit Pakistan. PM recalled his meetings with Sri Lankan President Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa in New York and in Colombo and hoped that the Summit level contacts will help in further boosting the relations. PM assured continued support to Sri Lanka at International forums. Mr. Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister for Irrigation and Water Management of Sri Lanka reciprocated the warm greetings of the PM and said that the relations between the two countries will further enhance due to keen interest of both the Pakistani and Sri Lankan leadership.
