COLOMBO, Feb. 16 -- Senior officials from Sri Lanka and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation to combat international drug trafficking networks, Sri Lanka's Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.

The discussions took place between Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, and a high-level Pakistani delegation led by Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Pakistan's Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control. The delegation also included Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, and Faheem ul Aziz, the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka.

According to the Ministry, both sides emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts to di...