Mar 30, Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka who is on an official visit to Thailand met his Thai counterpart Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Friday (30th March).

During the meeting the two premiers discussed a variety of bilateral issues and political developments between Thailand and Sri Lanka. The purpose of the meeting is also to strengthen the bilateral ties and to cooperatively suppress arms trading by the LTTE.

The bilateral relations between Thailand and Sri Lanka go back more than 50 years. The main religion of both countries is Buddhism, and they are performing Buddhist activities actively. Thailand also provides academic support to Sri Lanka by offering fifty scholarships per year in fields such as public health, education, environment, agriculture and infrastructures.