ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka Monday signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and two agreements to further cement ties and bolster cooperation in the field of energy, sports, disaster management and shipping.
Advisor to the PM on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera signed MoUs for Cooperation between Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Atomic Energy Authority of Sri Lanka, Agreement on Cooperation against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Academic Cooperation and Agreement on Exchange and Collaboration between National Defence University of Pakistan and Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies of Sri Lanka.
Another MoU in the field of sports was signed by Minister for Interprovincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada and the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister.
Minister for Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister also signed MoU on Mutual Cooperation in Shipping Business between Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) and the Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd (CSCL).
Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan and Sri Lankan Minister for Disaster Management Mohamed Fowzie Abdul Hameed signed MoU for Cooperation on Disaster Management on their respective governments.