COLOMBO: An agreement has been signed between the UAE and Sri Lanka to accelerate customs cooperation and mutual assistance as well as a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a consular committee.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Janaka Marapana, signed the MoU at a meeting where they discussed areas of cooperation and an array of regional and international issues of common concern, state news agency Wam reported.
Sheikh Abdullah affirmed during the meeting the UAE’s dedication to strengthen relations with Sri Lanka across multiple domains to the higher good of the two peoples.