July 26, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka’s delegation to the Seventh Round of Bilateral Political Consultations with Pakistan will be led by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane in Islamabad on 30 July 2024, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting, co-chaired by Wijewardane and Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, aims to assess the current bilateral relationship and the progress in various areas of cooperation, including economic and trade, defence, education, culture, media, sports, consular matters, agriculture, and technology.
Wijewardane is also scheduled to meet with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Muhammad Ishaq Dar.
The Sri Lankan delegation will include High Commissioner to Pakistan Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne and senior officials from both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the High Commission in Islamabad.
The previous round of these consultations was held virtually in December 2020.
