Sri Lanka, Pakistan to ink MoUs on tourism, investment, technology
Sri Lanka, Pakistan to ink MoUs on tourism, investment, technology
Colombo, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka and Pakistan inked several pacts on tourism, investment, technology and education, during two-way talks between Prime Ministers, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who is the first Head of State to visit Sri Lanka since the General Elections in 2019 arrived yesterday on a two-day official visit on an invitation extended by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Daily News reported.
During the bilateral talks, both leaders reached a mutual consensus for information as part of an ambitious action plan to curb arms and drug smuggling, the source added.
A historic moment in Sri Lanka-Pakistan ties
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Sri Lanka, Pakistan ink MoUs on Tourism, Investment, Technology and Education
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updated: Jan 09 2021, 01:21 ist
“Don’t speak to us of the United Nations. We have nothing to do with the UN; we are averse to the United Nations Organisation (not to its charter) …[You] should have patience in seeking to resolve the Kashmir issue; haven’t we already waited for seven or eight years on the Taiwan issue?” Premier Zhou Enlai of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) had made these remarks in Beijing on February 16, 1957, to Pakistani Ambassador Ahmed, who had brought him a letter from Pakistani Premier HS Suhrawardy.
The Chinese premier added that “the imperialists will make use of the disagreements to instigate a conflict. Now, the UN is once more getting involved; this is very dangerous. Nothing good comes from UN involvement; thus, we are worried about the possibility of a local conflict…Imperialists want to make use of discord between Asian countries to instigate conflicts and profit from them; they are happy to see a conflict in Kashmir.” These m