Pakistan-SL too for currency swap

17 July 2011 09:29 am Views - 5252

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said his country is already having a dialogue with Sri Lanka for a currency swap arrangement to strengthen trade and economic ties, the Express Tribune reported. 

President Zardari, who is on a visit to Iran proposed a currency swap agreement with Iran to strengthen trade and economic ties between the two countries. He said Pakistan was already in a dialogue process with Turkey, Sri Lanka and China for currency swap arrangements.

President Zardari made this proposal during his meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmedinejad on Saturday, as he arrived in Tehran on a day-long trip.