The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, received on Wednesday at the ministry’s headquarters Abuhamaija Sisira Kumara Senaviratna, who handed him a copy of his credentials as the new Sri Lankan ambassador to Tunisia, resident in Cairo, according to a ministry statement.
The minister stressed the long-standing ties of friendship and cooperation linking Tunisia and Sri Lanka since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1988. He also highlighted the common desire to further strengthen these relations and diversify the areas of cooperation within the framework of a multisector action plan, in the service of the interests of both countries.
Mohamed Ali Nafti called for giving the necessary priority to the development of bilateral economic and commercial cooperation, notably through leveraging opportunities available to increase trade and encourage joint investments.
He also stressed the central role that the private sector can play in establishing fruitful and mutually beneficial partnerships between Tunisia and Sri Lanka, as well as the importance of developing mechanisms for university and academic cooperation in both directions.
For his part, the Sri Lankan ambassador affirmed the willingness of his country and its diplomatic mission to deploy all necessary efforts to consolidate the historic friendship between the two countries, strengthen bilateral cooperation and explore new perspectives likely to serve the common interests of Tunisia and Sri Lanka.
