President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed need to further promote people-to-people and cultural contacts between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, besides consolidating ties in the fields of economy and education.

Talking to Pakistan’s High Commissioner-designate to Sri Lanka Major General retired Faheem Ul Azizin Islamabad today, he said bilateral trade volume with Sri Lanka must be enhanced to its full potential.

He said Pakistan has Buddhist heritage sites which are of great importance for the promotion of tourism activities in the country.