Sri Lankan Minister, Iranian Envoy Agree on Expanding Media Cooperation

2011-12-09

Sri Lankan Minister, Iranian Envoy Agree on Expanding Media Cooperation TEHRAN (FNA)- Sri Lanka's Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella met with Iranian Ambassador to the South Asian nation Mohammad Nabi Hasaki to discuss cooperation between the two countries in the field of media.

Following the meeting, Rambukwella told reporters that the Iranian and Sri Lankan governments have agreed to exchange knowledge and technology in the fields of media and filming industry. The Sri Lankan government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Iranian government regarding media cooperation between the two countries, he said. "The relationship between the two countries has grown to the highest level during the last five years, mainly, following Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Sri Lanka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to Iran," Minister Rambukwella said. Diplomatic relations between Iran and Sri Lanka were established in 1961.