The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed the upcoming meeting of Common Wealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) being held in Sri Lanka in the middle of this month.
The High Commissioner invited the Finance Minister to the meeting and also requested him to address the Business Economic Forum being held on the sidelines of the conference. The Finance Minister said he was extremely grateful for the invitation which reflected the close fraternal relations that existed between the two countries.
The Sri Lankan High Commissioner also informed the Finance Minister that Sri Lanka concluded an agreement to purchase 100 Cars manufactured by Toyota Pakistan. The High Commissioner also informed the Finance Minister that the Joint Ministerial Economic Commission between the two countries is scheduled to meet in Colombo on November 27-28, 2013.
The High Commissioner said both countries can cooperate in the fields of Dairy and Livestock, Housing, Construction and setting up of sugar industry in Sri Lanka to further strengthen their bilateral economic ties. The Finance Minister expressed the confidence that economic ties between the two countries would grow further and thanked the Sri Lankan government for purchasing cars from Pakistan. He said Pakistan will provide all possible assistance to Sri Lanka in the development of their infrastructure and industry.-PR