COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has thanked Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the government of Pakistan for timely provision of fertilizer to Sri Lanka to curb the shortage, as had been requested by the president.
President Sirisena expressed his gratitude while talking to the High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat who called on him at the President’s Secretariat in Colombo on Friday to discuss the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
During the meeting, the high commissioner apprised the president about various ongoing development projects in Sri Lanka initiated by the government of Pakistan through its high commission including financial assistance under $200 million credit line.
The high commissioner also informed the president that a high level experts team would soon visit Sri Lanka to carry out feasibility report regarding establishment of dairy farm at Pollannaruwa.
