Rajapaksa thanks PM Imran for 'warm wishes' on Sri Lanka polls victory

COLOMBO – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for his phone call to congratulate him on victory in the recently held elections.

In a tweet, Rajapaksa said he is looking forward to mutual high-level visits between the two countries to strengthen their friendly bilateral ties.

Many thanks to Pakistan Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI for your phone call and warm wishes. I look forward to mutual high-level visits between our countries to strengthen our friendly bilateral ties.

— Mahinda Rajapaksa (@PresRajapaksa) August 8, 2020

Earlier, on Friday, Prime Minister Imran had telephoned Rajapaksa and congratulated him on his resounding victory in general elections on August 5 and hoped that the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries would be further strengthened during his new term as prime minister.

PM Imran congratulates Sri Lankan counterpart Rajapaksa over election victory