COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called Tuesday for closer military cooperation with Sri Lanka on an official visit to the island.
Pakistan was a key supplier of arms and aircraft for Sri Lanka's military in their battle against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels during the civil war that ended in May 2009.
In talks with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sharif also expressed a desire for more naval exchanges.
"I conveyed our desire for more frequent port calls, participation in military exercises and defence seminars and training of military personnel," Pakistan's leader said in a statement following an official welcoming ceremony.
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