President Ranil Wickramasinghe said that the long-term friendship between Sri Lanka and the Philippines will be promoted by developing Asian regional cooperation.
The meeting between President Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe and Philippine President Mr. Ferdinandd R. Marcos and Mr. Kanishta was held this morning (29) in Manila where the President mentioned this.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe was welcomed by the Philippine President who arrived at the Malacañang Palace, the Philippine Presidential Palace.
Bilateral talks were started after a friendly talk between the two leaders.
Much attention was paid to further strengthening the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Sri Lanka through new approaches.
Senior Presidential Adviser on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardena, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Philippines Mr. Shobini Gunasekara and the Sri Lankan delegation were present on this occasion.
