The 62nd anniversary of the establishment of Afghanistan-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations was celebrated at the Afghan Embassy in Colombo on Sunday.

On the occasion of celebrating the 62 years of relationship, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a Twitter message said the leadership of both nations are committed to “continue and further strengthen the friendship and bilateral relationship to mutually benefit both our nations.”

Issuing a statement on the occasion, the Afghan Ambassador in Sri Lanka, M. Ashraf Haidari said while Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have shared intertwined civilizational ties influenced by such major belief systems as Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism since time immemorial, in the modern era, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka established non-resident diplomatic relations on November 1, 1958.

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