ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to oversee signing of several bilateral trade agreements as he Monday left for Sri Lanka on a three-day visit.
According to Radio Pakistan, PM Nawaz, invited by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, will meet distinguished parliamentarians, religious leaders and businessmen during the visit. He will also address a gathering of ministers, parliamentarians, senior officials, top traders and members of the diplomatic corps.
According to reports, the prime minister is accompanied by Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir, Defence Production Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, PM’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi and National Security Adviser Lt Gen (R) Nasir Janjua among other senior government officials.
Further, the Pakistani and Sri Lankan premiers are also scheduled to hold official talks at a state banquet and sign a number of cooperation agreements in various fields afterwards. Bilateral agreements in the sectors of health, science and technology, trade, statistics, gems and jewellery, culture, money laundering and terrorism financing are to be signed during his visit. Many more business pacts, including some on deep-sea fishing, cement, power, education and food, are likely to be agreed.
