President Karzai leaves for Sri Lanka on three-day official visit

KABUL: (MEP) – The ministry of foreign affairs of Sri Lanka announced Friday that the Afghan president Hamid Karzai will arrive to Sri Lanka on a three-day visit on Sunday.

Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry officials said president Karzai will meet with his Sri Lankan counterpart President Mahina Rajapaksa and other top government officials.

The officials further added that President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Sri Lanka is aimed at further strengthening the bilateral relations between the two nations.

President will also meet the Parliamentarians of the Opposition, Pavani Umayangana, during his three day stay in Srilanka.

He is also expected to hold talks on the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council sessions to be held in Geneva next month.

According to External Affairs Ministry of Srilanka, president Karzai will officially open the Afghanistan embassy in Colombo on Monday. Currently the Afghan ambassador to India serves as non-resident ambassador to Sri Lanka.

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