COLOMBO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan said on Monday it hoped for stronger relations with Sri Lanka as both countries had achieved development, progress and prosperity over the last 70 years through mutual cooperation.
Speaking at an event to mark Pakistan's 70th anniversary of independence, Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra said it was a matter of great satisfaction that Pakistan and Sri Lanka continued to maintain their traditionally close and mutually beneficial relations in all fields.
"The process of bilateral cooperation has been greatly assisted by ever increasing multifaceted interaction both at the level of people and leaders of our two countries," Sipra said.
He lauded that the two countries had achieved development, progress and prosperity over the last 70 years through mutual cooperation and expressed the hope that it would continue in the years to come.
According to statistics, in 2015 to 2016 Pakistan exported goods worth approximately 247.145 million U.S. dollars to Sri Lanka as compared with 266.908 million dollars in 2014 to 2015.
Sri Lanka's exports to Pakistan stood at 74.585 million dollars in 2015 to 2016 as compared to 57.801 million dollars in 2014 to 2015.
Top Sri Lankan exports to Pakistan include vegetable products, rubber, fibreboard and coconut products while Pakistan imports have included cotton products, cement, refined sugar and potatoes. Enditem
