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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen is on a two-day visit to Colombo upon invitation from Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mr MUM Ali Sabry to participate in the celebration of 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka as “Honoured Guest”.
On the first day of his visit, he called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunewerdana at the Temple Trees in the afternoon. They reiterated the importance of further enhancing on-going sectoral collaboration between the two South Asian neighbours. They especially focused on trade facilitation, business and investment, cooperation in tourism and connectivity.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Momen attended a lunch hosted by the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Mr Ali Sabry.
Foreign Minister Momen is scheduled to attend the main event “Independence Day Parade” on 4th February morning. He is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. He will also call on President Ranil Wickremeshinghe and attend the reception to be hosted by the President. Besides, he is expected to meet some of the visting South Asian counterparts on the sideline.
