Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar called on President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe in Colombo on Saturday

​She congratulated him on the 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka.

​The two dignitaries expressed satisfaction over close, cooperative relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They recalled the shared Buddhist heritage and people-to-people links between the two countries. They agreed to further enhance mutually-beneficial cooperation in economy and trade, education, tourism and people-to-people contacts.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar also called on the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo on Saturday.

During the meeting, they agreed to further strengthen bilateral and people to people relations and enhance cooperation in trade, pharmaceutics, education, tourism, culture and defence sectors.