Islamabad (TDI): A delegation of officers from Sir Lanka’s National Defense College visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Director General (South Asia), Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, received the officers and briefed them about how the Ministry functions.
During the visit, the officers were also told about the important dimensions of Pakistan’s foreign policy and the principled stance the country has on various regional and global matters.
Different dimensions of Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations also came under discussion as the delegation got to know more about the day-to-day operationalization of the Foreign Ministry.
A delegation of senior officers, attending National Defence College, Sri Lanka, visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Director General (South Asia), Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, briefed the delegation on the functioning of the Ministry, important facets of Pakistan’s foreign policy… pic.twitter.com/XbWrX9PW1j
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) April 29, 2025
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are friendly regional countries and enjoy a cordial and peaceful bilateral relation. Over the years, Pakistan has supported Sri Lanka in defense trainings.
Collaboration between educational defense institutes of both countries is an important feature of their bilateral ties. Sri Lankan Defense College students and officers regularly visit Pakistan for independent as well as UN-sponsored peacekeeping trainings, such as the Protection of Civilians Course offered at Center for International Peace and Stability, Islamabad.
People to people ties between Pakistan and Sri Lanka have mostly been cemented through cricket – a sports equally popular in both countries.
Nuzhat Rana is the Managing Editor (website) at The Diplomatic Insight.
