The director of Information Policy Department of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine, Oleg Voloshyn has informed the Ukrainian Press on Sri Lanka President's visit.
This is the first time a Sri Lankan leader is visiting the former Soviet bloc country.
The visit by the President is expected to boost the bilateral relations between the two countries, the Ukrainian official has said.
According to a report in Ukrainian daily Kyiv Post Voloshyn has said that the visit would help promote a bilateral political dialogue at the summit level, further developing cooperation between the two countries in the fuel and energy, military and technical, education, and culture and humanitarian spheres.
The two countries expect to expand their international treaty framework and strengthen their cooperation via international organizations, the Ukrainian official has added.
A range of bilateral agreements, especially on cooperation in the tourism and military and technical spheres are to be signed during the President's visit.
"The program of the visit also envisages holding a business forum aimed at dynamically developing bilateral contacts between enterprises and companies and improving the position of Ukrainian manufacturers on the market of Sri Lanka," Voloshyn was quoted.
During the visit, President Rajapaksa is scheduled to meet President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych, Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament Volodymyr Lytvyn, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, Vice Prime Minister Serhiy Tigipko and Foreign Minister Konstyantyn Hryshchenko.
Sri Lanka has made millions of dollars worth military purchases from Ukraine including several Mig aircraft and Ukrainian pilots have flown the Sri Lanka Air Force jets during the war with the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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