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South Asia Weekly | XIII; 52


Ayjaz Wani
On 20 December, Pakistan’s Minister for Defence Production Zuba­ida Jalal officially opened another border crossing point with Iran to facilitate trade and travel between the two historically-linked countries. The minister also inaugurated an immigration office at the new Gwadar-Ramdhan entry point, about 130 km from the strategic Chabahar port in Iran, being built by India. The crossing is suitably located for bilateral import and export of fruits, construction material, livestock and petroleum products.
The opening of this crossing was finalised during the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Javad Zarifto Pakistan on 12 November. As per the agreement, more border crossing points will be opened in the near future. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the opening of another international border crossing-point underlines the stre­n­gthening bilateral ties and increasing economic acti­vities. ....

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French Government aid tranche to Sri Lanka through AFD exceeds Euros 172 million


by Steve A. Morrell
Agence Francaise de Development Group (AFD), a development bank and cooperation agency, owned by the French government, implements France’s policy on development finance.
The institution’s mandate encompass extending development financial assistance to the public sector to accelerate growth and transition towards a more sustainable world.
AFD’s Country Director Reda Souirgi, with the Ambassador for France in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Eric Lavertu and Deputy Head of Mission, Aurelien Mailet explained a wide cross section of development aid projects ongoing and projected for implementation that would benefit Sri Lanka, at a news conference in Colombo recently. ....

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