Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is going to visit Sri Lanka. During this time he had to address the Parliament here, which has now been canceled. The Sri Lankan government’s move is seen as maintaining good relations with India. It was believed that Imran would raise the issue of Kashmir during his speech, which could upset India. In such a situation, this program was canceled.
Significantly, whenever Pakistan gets a chance, it does not desist from beating chest on Kashmir. His anger grew further after the decision to remove Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. Again and again, he tries to raise the issue on the global stage, but no one listens to him. Imran Khan is scheduled to visit Colombo on a two-day visit from 22 February. He was scheduled to address the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 24 February. It was to be organized at the request of Pakistan. During this time he will also meet Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahindra Kapakassa and participate in an investor conference.
Foreign Secretary Jayanath Columbus as saying that the speaker Mahinda Yapa Abedena had requested to cancel the event in view of Corona. Although, some people in the Sri Lankan government did not want Imran’s speech to be organized. He feared that doing so could spoil relations with India. Significantly, Colombo Port’s relationship with India has deteriorated due to the closure of the Eastern Container Terminal (ECT), in which it does not want to take any action that will further deteriorate relations.
