Maxim Ryzhenkov noted that cooperation between Belarus and Sri Lanka is already yielding concrete results. As an example, he cited the recent launch of direct air service between the two countries and the establishment of a friendship group with Belarus in the Sri Lankan parliament.

«And certainly, your official visit and our meeting are clear evidence of the readiness to deepen and strengthen relations and take them to a new level,» Maxim Ryzhenkov told Vijitha Herath.

The Belarusian minister believes that this meeting will make it possible to analyze the current state and prospects of bilateral relations in politics and economy. In addition, he noted, talks at the level of the heads of the foreign ministries will help develop specific mechanisms that will contribute to advancing relations between Belarus and Sri Lanka.