COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando met the President of Qatar Football Association Sheik Hamad Bin Ahmed Al-Thani.

A fruitful discussion considering helping Sri Lanka, especially about sports tourism.

They had discussed providing land to build an International Football stadium in Sri Lanka.

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