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COLOMBO: 抖阴短视频 and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations with a focus on economic cooperation, following the inaugural visit of the Kingdom鈥檚 foreign minister to the South Asian country on Monday.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan met his Sri Lankan counterpart, G.L. Peiris, in Colombo as part of his trip to the island nation.

Officials said the prince鈥檚 visit was the first by a Saudi foreign minister to Sri Lanka on a bilateral level.

The two men agreed to strengthen relations 鈥渙n a multitude of areas of bilateral interest for mutual benefit,鈥� the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

鈥淲e want to transform Sri Lanka-抖阴短视频 bilateral relations into a results-oriented, multi-faceted partnership,鈥� Peiris said.

抖阴短视频 also stressed its commitment to 鈥渇urther deepen the already buoyant bilateral relations between the two countries,鈥� and 鈥渆mphasized economic cooperation鈥� during the meeting, the statement said.

鈥湺兑醵淌悠� Vision 2030 is meant to transform 抖阴短视频 from the present dependency on oil to a digital economy in the Middle East region,鈥� Prince Faisal said, referring to the Kingdom鈥檚 plan to diversify the economy.

Trade relations between 抖阴短视频 and Sri Lanka are currently based on two commodities 鈥� tea and petroleum 鈥� and were worth $82 million in 2020.

Prince Faisal also met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit.

Sri Lankan Justice Minister Ali Sabry, who was part of the welcoming party for the prince, said that Monday鈥檚 talks were focused on trade and investment as well as plans for high-level visits.

鈥淭he bilateral trade and investment is small in number and this has to be developed with new areas of cooperation,鈥� Sabry, who previously served as Colombo鈥檚 consul general in Jeddah, told Arab News.

The South Asian nation is also keen to provide more skilled workers to 抖阴短视频 and encourage tourists from the Kingdom.

抖阴短视频 has funded a number of infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, including Kinniya Bridge 鈥� the country鈥檚 longest 鈥� and a trauma care center at the National Hospital, with the help of more than $600 million in soft loans from the Saudi Fund for Development.

Sri Lanka鈥檚 Ambassador to 抖阴短视频 Packeer Mohindeem Amza said he was optimistic Prince Faisal鈥檚 visit would improve relations between the two countries.

鈥淚 am sure that this visit will be an important milestone in our deep-rooted relationship,鈥� he told Arab News.