Pakistan expresses commitment to strengthen relations with Sri Lanka

Islamabad: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have “tremendous scope” to further strengthen their bilateral economic and trade relations, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said when he met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake in Islamabad on Saturday.

Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister along with Secretary to Finance Ministry Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga met with Pakistani Minister following the 8th Meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers on Friday in Islamabad (26).

Minister Ishaq Dar said the Pakistan Government will fully cooperate in expanding the bilateral economic ties with Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan Finance Minister congratulated Pakistan’s Finance Minister on the successful hosting of the SAARC Finance Ministers meeting and stated that decisions reached in the meeting will further strengthen the SAARC process, Radio Pakistan reported.

Minister Karunanayake also appreciated the exceptional economic performance of Pakistan over the past three years. He said the South Asian countries can learn a lot from the reform efforts in Pakistan, which have not only stabilised the economy in a short span of time but also put it on the path of growth.