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COLOMBO: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry in Riyadh on Thursday, as the crisis-hit island nation seeks to boost economic relations and energy cooperation with the Kingdom.

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. Since early last year, the government has been battling a shortage of dollars, runaway inflation and a steep recession. It is also in discussions with the International Monetary Fund to secure a $2.9 billion bailout seen as vital to getting its economy back on track.

Sabry is on a state visit to the Kingdom and earlier met the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hissein Brahim Taha, and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Falah M Al-Hajraf.

鈥淪ri Lanka and 抖阴短视频 have a lot of potential in terms of economic cooperation, so they are looking at investment opportunities and everything,鈥� Sabry told Arab News in a telephone interview after the meeting.

鈥淭hey will look at investment opportunities, particularly in the renewable energy sector 鈥� and then they also told us 抖阴短视频 is moving toward the next level, and employment opportunities will be available and that they will consider 鈥� Sri Lanka,鈥� he said.

In his talks with Prince Faisal, Sabry presented Sri Lanka as a gateway to not only South Asia but the rest of the continent. His country was the 鈥渋deal place鈥� to do business, he said.

Sri Lanka鈥檚 ambassador in Riyadh, Pakeer Mohideen Amza, said Thursday鈥檚 talks had 鈥渇ocused on economic enhancement.鈥�

鈥淲e see a lot of positive vibes that have been infused into our relations,鈥� he told Arab News. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a very important visit and I think this will further cement and strengthen the bilateral relationship between our two countries.鈥�

Murtaza Jafferjee, an economist and chairman of the Advocata Institute think tank in Colombo, said engaging with 抖阴短视频 would be beneficial for Sri Lanka.

鈥淭here are commercial imperatives factoring in their large public works projects, our large migrant population working in the country and as a potential source of financing and/or investment into Sri Lanka,鈥� he told Arab News.

It also helped that Sabry was in 鈥渇amiliar territory,鈥� Jafferjee said, as the minister had served as Sri Lanka鈥檚 consul-general in Jeddah in 1997.

鈥淪tronger relations with the Middle East are essential for Sri Lanka, as it is our main source of energy, destination for immigrant labor and should be developed as a source market for tourists,鈥� he added.

鈥淗opefully, this trip will yield a productive outcome for both countries.鈥�