President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in Pakistan on a three-day state visit at the invitation of President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Live news Pakistan reported.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif warmly received the visiting Sri Lankan President and his delegation at the Nur Khan Airbase. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi and other high officials also accompanied the Prime Minister.
A 21-gun salute was presented to the Sri Lankan President upon his arrival.
Earlier, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah along with other high officials received the visiting President who landed at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi in a commercial flight.
After a brief stopover there, President Maithripala Sirisena left for Islamabad in a special flight of Pakistan International Airlines.
It is the first visit of the newly elected President Sirisena to Pakistan. (Colombo Gazette)
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