Sept 26, Colombo: Iran has expressed its wish to set up a petroleum refinery in Sri Lanka at the discussions Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa had with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday, government sources said.

Both Heads of State who are now in New York to participate in the 62nd UN General Assembly had cordial bilateral talks yesterday. Several Sri Lankan Ministers and officials including the Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga participated in the talks.