Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Chris Nonis, met the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, during his visit to London. Dr Nonis articulated the strong and longstanding friendship and  cooperation that exists between the two countries, and the value of the comprehensive bilateral Free Trade Agreement.  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reaffirming his strong bond of friendship, spoke about his meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his visit to Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting  2013, chaired by  President Rajapaksa.