COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Major General (retd) Syed Shakeel Hussain said Pakistan has always been extending all out support to Sri Lanka including cooperation at multiple multilateral forums which the Sri Lankan government has deeply appreciated at all levels.
Talking to the 11-member delegation of Pakistan National School of Public Policy in Colombo on Tuesday, the High Commissioner said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka have maintained close, cordial and mutually supportive relations since 1948.
Shakeel Hussain said that Pakistan-Sri Lanka relationship is broad-based and multifaceted covering diverse fields like diplomatic, political, commercial, defense, people to people contacts and cultural exchanges.
The delegation, led by Dean of the Institution Naeem Aslam and comprising senior officers of civil services of Pakistan, is currently in Sri Lanka on five-day tour which aims to gain overview of the economic, domestic and foreign policies of Sri Lanka and to explore new spheres of mutual interest for enhancing mutual cooperation in diverse fields.
During the visit, the delegation members will call on the Sri Lankan Minister for Public Administration and Management Hon. Ranjith Manduma Bandara, besides visiting Board of Investment, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ColomboPort, Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of Tooth) and Jinnah Hall Kandy.
