Pakistan, Lanka sign 3 MoUs to promote cooperation

Pakistan and Sri Lanka signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) Saturday after bilateral talks to further promote cooperation in trade, technical education and media, officials said.
Sri Lanka visiting President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani witnessed the signing ceremony here at Prime Minister House along with the members of their delegations, a statement from the PM office said.
The first MoU was signed for the cooperation in media and it was signed by Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Aishaq Awan on behalf of Pakistan and External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris on behalf of Sri Lanaka.
The second MoU signed by Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris on behalf of their respective governments for credit of US dollars 200 million for improving Pakistan’s export from Sri Lanka.
The third MoU was signed by Professional and Technical Education Secretary Ministry Qamar Zaman Chaudhry and President Secretary Lalith Weerathunga on behalf of Sri Lankan government for enhancing cooperation in technical training in different fields.
The MoU was signed for the cooperation between National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTEC) of Pakistan and Tertiary And Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka.
Under the agreement to promote cooperation in media, both the countries will enhance the exchange of news stories, special programmes, important publications to highlight the historical, cultural, social, sports and literature of the two countries through radio, TV, agencies and information establishments.
The two countries will also explore the avenues for joint productions of documentary fields on topics of national and historical interests.
Under this MoU, the two countries will also exchange visits and training facilities of the TV, radio and print journalists experts media managers and trainees on reciprocal basis.