President Maithripala Sirisena who is on a two day state visit to Iran met with President Hassan Rouhani yesterday (13), in Tehran. During bilateral discussions, Presidents Rouhani and Sirisena reviewed long standing bilateral relations in political, trade, economic and socio-cultural spheres.
President Sirisena expressing his views said that Sri Lanka expects the Iranian government's assistance in the development of Sri Lanka and agreed to enhance mutual cooperation in the fields of oil, tea and tourism.
“Sri Lanka welcomes and supports the presence of Iranian investors,” he said, adding that Tehran and Colombo can boost ties in various fields including energy, tourism, transportation, banking, power transfer and construction of oil refineries.
Iranian President stated that under the Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation, bilateral trade between the two countries will continue in the future in a stronger manner.
Both leaders also agreed to continue with the agreement signed in 2004 with the objective of further enhancing economic and trade ties.
5 MoUs signed
Following bilateral discussions, President Sirisena and his Iranian counterpart witnessed the signing of five MoUs with a view to enhancing bilateral cooperation.
1. Health, Medical Science, Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment:
2. Metrology, and Training.
3. Combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs.
4. Cinema and Television
5. Culture, Science and Technology
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