ISLAMABAD- Attending Pakistan’s Republic Day celebrations on Friday, SriLanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena said his country was pleased withthe progress shown by Pakistan by utilising the China-Pakistan EconomicCorridor.
Upon landing in the country, Sirisena first met Sindh Governor MuhammadZubair at the Karachi airport and he said Pakistan’s progress in CPEC isappreciable. Local media reports attributed the statement to an officialstatement issued by the Governor House.
According to it, Sirisena said CPEC is a promising sign for Pakistan’seconomic progress. He also reportedly thanked the country for being a keyally of Sri Lanka and for the close ties shared by the two.
On a three-day visit to Pakistan, Sirisena also called on Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi for a one-on-one meeting which was followed bydelegation level talks. According to an official statement, issues ofmutual importance were discussed during the meeting and the two sidesexpressed hope that the bilateral ties will continue to grow in thefuture.The two sides also agreed to diversify and deepen the bilateralrelations, it said.
“The Sri Lankan President extended support for the holding of SAARC Summitin Pakistan,” the statement said.