Sri Lankan Minister invites PM Koirala to 15th SAARC summit

KATHMANDU, July 2 - Visiting Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama called on Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter's official residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday.The Foreign Minister invited PM Koirala to attend the 15th summit of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is ... ...to be held at Colombo in Sri Lanka from July 27 to August 23.The Sri Lankan envoy also congratulated PM Koirala for the establishment of republic and the success on the peace process.The meeting mainly dwelt on regular and new agendas, mutual support and airlines connecting the capital to Colombo.The 15th SAARC summit will be focused on shortage of food and oil crisis and the problems of terrorism, according to Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Gyan Chandra Acharya.He further said Nepal will on prioritise water resources for alternative source of energy.According to the Sri Lankan Embassy in the capital, visiting Minister Bogollagama will leave for Pakistan today.The Sri Lankan envoy had reached the capital on Tuesday following her visit to Bangladesh, India and Bhutan.

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