ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to embark on a two-day maidentrip to Sri Lanka with a high-level delegation on the 22 of this month.
The premier will address the parliament of Sri Lanka and will hold talkswith President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, andForeign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, sources.
Khan will be the first head of government to visit Sri Lanka since theCovid-19 pandemic struck early last year.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Sri Lanka General (retd) Saad Khattak spoketo the media in Colombo about the short visit but gave few details
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A senior official speaking to the media said I can confirm that the SriLanka visit is taking place and a curtain-raiser will be issued closer tothe visit.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka for decades enjoyed a sophisticated relationship ontrade, commerce, culture, and defense matters. Earlier in 2009, Pakistanarmed forces supported ‘Pearl of the Orient’ by providing high techmilitary equipment and intelligence support.
