COLOMBO (News 1st):- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has met with the Afghanistan Finance Minister, Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi at his official residence this morning (February 9).

The President’s Media Division states that the meeting focused on bilateral and regional relations. The Afghan Minister of Finance is also the Afghan President’s foreign affairs advisor.

The event was also attended by Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Ashraf Haidari.

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