December 05, 2007	Wednesday	Ziqa'ad 24, 1428

KARACHI, Dec 4: Sri Lanka is keen to import large quantities of rice and cement from Pakistan on government-to-government level.

Sri Lankan Minister of Trade, Marketing Development and Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardhana, who was heading a two-member delegation, expressed the interest during a visit to the offices of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) here on Tuesday.

The minister said that both the countries were already having trade of these commodities through private sector, but in order to give a long-term relationship his country would like to enter into government-to-government deal for getting competitive prices.

TDAP Director General Usman Hassan briefed the delegation and assured full cooperation to facilitate and promote bilateral trade.