Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Bimala Rai Paudyal, paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunawardena.
Foreign Minister Paudyal, who is in Sri Lanka to attend the 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka, met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Gunawardena on Friday.
On the occasion, they discussed the various issues of cooperation and collaboration between the two countries, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Saying Nepal and Sri Lanka have been friends for a very long time, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister expressed commitment to move ahead with cooperation.
Earlier this, Foreign Minister Paudyal met her Sri Lankan counterpart, M.U.M Ali Sabry. Minister Paudyal attended the special cultural event organized on the eve of Independence Day on Friday itself.
She attended the ceremony of hoisting the national flag and parade organized on the occasion of Independence Day of Sri Lanka this morning. Foreign Minister Paudyal is scheduled to pay a courtesy call to President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe today.
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