Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan signed two agreements
By Janaka Alahapperuma – Pix by: Sudath Silva
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a three-day official visit to Kazakhstan on an invitation extended by his Kazakh counterpart met President Nursultan Nazarbayev at Akorda Palace in the capital city of Astana. Both leaders met at the palace to commence bilateral talks. President Nazarbayev welcomed his counterpart with a colourful military guard of honour prior to the discussion.
The two leaders discussed on problems of political, commercial and economic cooperation and ways of further improving trade-economic cooperation, scientific-technical, cultural-humanitarian partnership and tourism between the two countries.
During the meeting Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev invited Sri Lanka to the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). He also requested Sri Lanka to be an acting member of the Conference. Both leaders have agreed to cooperate under the SCO and other organizations.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka made a decision to achieve the observer’s status in CICA in order to start a closer cooperation in this format for enhancement of interaction of Asian countries.
Besides, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka signed two agreements with the goal of promoting cooperation between the chambers of commerce of the two countries as well as tourism. To mark the 20 years of establishing diplomatic relation, both countries have signed an agreement on visa-free regime for holders of diplomatic and official passports.
Sri Lankan ambassador for Russia Udayanga Weeratunga who is also accredited to the Republic of Kazakhstan coordinated President Rajapaksa’s state visit to Kazakhstan.
First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Minister of External Affairs Prof G. L. Peiris, the Chief Minister of Uva Province Sashendra Rajapaksa, Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena and Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga are accompanying the President in this official visit.

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Dear Niyamasinhalaya,
My son do not be piqued. It is nothing but paternal-filial ORIENTAL love. These are nothing much to be crowed around. A happy family is a joy for ever!
Very strange and foul happenings are taking place in this column. Above is in response to query posed by Niyamasinhalya about the presence of a son with his father in a royal gathering. First blog is now dropped and I am am made to hang in the air without any continuity at all.
This President of khazkazistan looks staright out of the grave. A dead man walking.