Afghanistan’s Ambassador in Colombo Ashraf Haidari has called on the Governor of Eastern Province Anuradha Yahampath and reviewed the status of growing Afghanistan-Sri Lanka relations, the Afghan embassy said in a statement on Wednesday.

During the meeting the two sides welcomed the commitment of the two countries’ top leadership to further expanding bilateral ties to encompass new areas of cooperation, including establishing sister-city and sister-province partnerships between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka with a shared heritage and many converging interests in the regional and global contexts, the statement said.

Governor Yahampath discussed the core industries of the Eastern Province, including construction, fishing, agriculture, and tourism, and noted that in each of these areas, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka could explore opportunities for cooperation through public and private sectors.

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