Several bilateral agreements in the fields of Foreign Affairs, Economics, Trade and Technical Cooperation and Tourism were signed today (July 29) between Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance Foreign Affairs between the two countries.

Another MoU was signed by the visiting Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain, Shaikh Mohamed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rohitha Bogollagama to boost Economics, Trade and Technical ties between the two countries.

The MoU on Tourism Cooperation between the two countries was signed by the Minister of Tourism, Nandana Gunatillake on behalf of the Government and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The signings took place at the Presidential Secretariat and were witnessed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.