Sri Lanka and Pakistan PM hold ‘interesting conversations’ in Colombo

COLOMBO: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he had “interesting conversations” with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

Expressing his pleasure to be back in Sri Lanka again, the Prime Minister said on twitter his earlier two visits were on cricket tours in 1975 and 1986 where he witnessed the evolution of Sri Lankan cricket.

“Today I enjoyed the welcoming hospitality of Sri Lankan PM. We had interesting conversations on a wide range of issues of mutual interest,” Imran Khan said in a tweet posted on his social media account.

The prime minister, who arrived in Colombo on a two-day official visit, especially thanked his Sri Lankan counterpart for “the gala dinner this evening.”

Imran Khan said that he will be meeting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday, followed by a meeting with the Sri Lankan business community.