In June 1975, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike paid a visit to Mexico City to attend the first World Conference on Women. A month later, in July 1975, Mexican President Luis Echeverría paid a state visit to Sri Lanka. During the visit, President Echeverría met with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike and discussed bilateral issues and international affairs of common interest. Both leaders joined the opportunity to continue the dialogue initiated during the official visit that the Prime Minister made to Mexico in June 1975. They expressed satisfaction with the growing links between Mexico and Sri Lanka and they agreed to intensify them even more, especially in the fields of commerce, culture, science and technology. In August 1976, Mexican Foreign Minister Alfonso García Robles paid a visit to Sri Lanka to attend the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Colombo.