He made this remark with the newly arrived High Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Major General (R) Jayanath Lokuketagodage, who made a courtesy call on the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The SAPM welcomed Ambassador Lokuketagodage to Pakistan, and emphasized that Pakistan attached the highest importance to its relations with Sri Lanka. He added that the recent leadership-level interactions between the two sides had further strengthened the relations between the two sides, and had helped identify new areas of bilateral cooperation.

The Special Assistant also briefed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner regarding the achievements of the Government in the field of counter-terrorism, as well as with regard to economy and good governance.

Ambassador Lokuketagodage thanked the Special Assistant for the warm welcome received in Pakistan, and expressed his resolve to continue working closely with Pakistan to retain the positive trajectory of relations between the two countries.