Are Pakistan-Sri Lanka Ties Emerging From India’s Shadow?
From Imran Khan’s visit to stronger trade ties, Pakistan’s much-touted shift from geopolitics to geoeconomics is on display in Sri Lanka.
July 30, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa witness the signing of MoUs in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 23, 2021.
Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka Hope to Achieve $1bn Bilateral Trade Target
Pakistan, Sri Lanka Hope to Achieve $1bn Bilateral Trade Target
Courtesy PID
P.M. Khan describes Colombo as ‘special friend’ of Islamabad and offers $50 million credit line for cooperation in defense and security fields
Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Wednesday stressed the importance of achieving $1 billion bilateral trade, with both sides agreeing to work toward broadening and deepening the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement.
In a joint communique issued by the foreign ministries of both countries at the conclusion of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day visit to Sri Lanka, they noted that the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Conference had reiterated the importance of strengthening economic relations in key areas of mutual interest. They also pledged to diversify trade and investment between both nations, it added.