Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday briefed his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena on the dire situation and human rights crisis in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), said Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal.
The FO spokesperson said Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the Sri Lankan foreign minister that the 100-day plus lockdown remains a “cause of serious concern” for the international community.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi also briefed his Sri Lankan counterpart on the dire situation & human rights crisis in Indian occupied Jammu & Kashmir. He said that the 100 day plus lockdown remained a cause of serious concern for the international community. #fminsrilanka pic.twitter.com/BttaHXjZDj
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) December 2, 2019
During the meeting, the two ministers discussed trade, investment, tourism and people-to-people contact as well.
FM received by FM of Sri Lanka. Trade, Investment, tourism, people to people contacts, among others, discussed in detail. Both countries very keen to further deepen and strengthen the entire gamut of bilateral relations.#Pakfminsrilanka pic.twitter.com/OyuBfFL0QE
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) December 2, 2019
The spokesperson said, “Both countries [are] very keen to further deepen and strengthen the entire gamut of bilateral relations.”
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Shah Mehmood Qureshi termed his meeting with the Sri Lankan foreign minister as “excellent” and extended an invitation to Gunawardena to visit Islamabad.
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Shah mehmood Qureshi could be seen saying, “I’m fortunate to be the first foreign minister to have visited Colombo since the new government had been elected.”
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that during the meeting the two ministers discussed the ways in which they can take the relations forward, saying, “There is a lot we can do to promote our mutual interest.”
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Foreign Minister Qureshi is on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka and became the first foreign minister to visit the country after its elections.
The foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is expected to meet the recently elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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