Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama meets Indian FM

A number of bilateral issues related to the 15th SAARC Summit were discussed by the Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka and India on Thursday evening.
According to the local foreign ministry officials the both Foreign Ministers discussed elimination of terrorisam from the both countries .
Meanwhile Buithan and Nepal prime ministers will meet on mid night of Thursday in Colombo.
According to the ministry sources Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukarji was arrived on Wednesday with tighest security.Meanwhile heads of the SAARC states will arrive on Friday and the local police said it would restrict a number of roads due to these VIP arrivals.
According to the sources Australia and Myanmmar will receive observer status of the SAARC summit and the further discussions would be held on Friday to approve their observation status.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two Day Summit of SAARC Foreign Ministers commenced on Thursday and their topics were defeating terrorism regional wise, food security and using resources of the region as a solution for the global energy crisis ..The draft statement on food security compiled at the yesterday’s SAARC Foreign Secretary standard committee forum be presented to the summit. Setting up a SAARC Food Bank and 300 million dollar Regional Development Fund will also be discussed in the two day Summit. India has already pledged 100 million dollars in this regard. During the press briefing at the Summit held in Colombo Pakistan Foreign Minister Mathdum Sha Mohamed Kurshi agreed to assist Sri Lanka to eliominate terrorisam. He said that his country also provides military training for the Sri Lankan forces. He said that terrorism is a challenge not only to Sri Lanka and Pakistan but also to the entire world
Meanwhile, the SAARC Heads of State Summit will begin on Saturday. The government said it has made arrangements to welcome the heads of state who will arrive at the international airport at Katunayake to attend the SAARC state leaders’ summit The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said four agreements would be signed during the Summit. Reaching a common consensus on defeating terrorism setting up a SAARC Development Fund and including Afghanistan to the SAFTA will be the main focus under the agreements.