Sri Lankan President arrives in Pakistan

March 22, 2018 06:37 pm | Updated 06:37 pm IST - Islamabad:

 President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, in this file photo.

President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, in this file photo.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday arrived in Karachi as part of his three-day official visit to Pakistan, during which he will hold talks with his counterpart and attend the ‘Pakistan Day’ parade on Friday as the “Guest of Honour”.

He is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain.

During his visit, the Sri Lankan President will meet President Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and hold discussions on issues of mutual importance, officials said.

Mr. Sirisena will also sign four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) pertaining to youth development as well as cooperation in the training of civil servants and diplomats, they said.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office said that President Sirisena arrived in Karachi, where he was welcomed by the Governor of Sindh province, Muhammad Zubair.

He will later depart for Islamabad as part of the visit.

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