Sri Lanka and Bahrain have inked four Memoranda of Understanding. The Bahraini Prime Minister has said that the Sri Lankan President has discharged a noble service on behalf of regional stability and cooperation.
President Rajapaka who is on a two day official tour of Bahrain was accorded a warm and rousing welcome at the Al Sakhir Palace. The King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and other high level Bahraini officials joined in this ceremony. Thereafter four MOUs were signed to further solidify ties and cooperation between Sri Lanka and Bahrain.
Three Memoranda of Understanding related to sports, culture and arts while the other was between the Universities of Colombo and Bahrain.
President Rajapaksa opined that this visit being the first ever state visit of a Sri Lankan President is an indication of the “warmth and maturity of the relationship between our two countries.” During bilateral discussions, the two leaders discussed a number of matters of mutual interest while also expressing the mutual support of the two countries in the international arena.
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