Prime Minister Harini to visit Pakistan next month

Colombo, May 26 (Daily Mirror) - Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya is scheduled to visit Pakistan in late June, High Commissioner of Pakistan, Major General Dr. Nayyar Naseer said.

He said this during a discussion with Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, K.D. Lal Kantha at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Minister Lal Kantha said politically, Pakistan is a country that has never exerted undue pressure on Sri Lanka and thanked Pakistan for supporting Sri Lanka unconditionally and for not seeking political advantage. 

He said Pakistan's involvement regarding the US-Iran conflict is commendable. 

High Commissioner Naseer said, "Since both Pakistan and Sri Lanka are agricultural countries, there is a mutual capability to assist each other. Pakistan ranks fifth in the world in livestock production and fifth in milk production. Therefore, there is a great potential to build a relationship between the two countries in that sector. We are ready to support Sri Lanka unconditionally."

He said Pakistan has established sugar production, as well as vegetable and fruit production, and all these sectors operate at a high level. 

"Our country has developed excellent varieties of Basmati rice, and there is a possibility of developing Basmati varieties that suit Sri Lanka. Pakistan also produces a very tasty, high-quality variety of mangoes," he added.