Kabul (BIA) In the context of the SAARC summit in Maldives, President Karzai met with Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka to discuss bilateral relations and establishing direct diplomatic ties between the two countries.
President Karzai also explained to Sri Lankan President the situation of higher education in Afghanistan and asked that Sri Lanka receives Afghan students for higher studies in Engineering and Medicine professions financed by Afghanistan.
President Rajapaksa hailed the progress in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation in facilitating for higher studies for Afghan students in Sri Lanka.