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ISLAMABAD: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa would visit Pakistan later this month.
The announcement of Sri Lankan president’s visit to Islamabad came as the two countries concluded their fourth round of foreign secretary level political consultations. No dates have been given for the visit.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam told Dawn that dates for the visit have not been finalised as yet.
“The consultations prepared ground for President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to Pakistan later this month,” the joint statement issued after the secretary level parleys said.
Leaders of Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the upcoming visit of President Rajapaksa would “take stock of the bilateral relations and identify potential areas for cooperation to the mutual benefit of the countries and its people.”
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, meanwhile, indicated trade and economic relations as priority of his government for ties with Sri Lanka.
Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2014
