Sri Lanka's army has said it will be happy to give training to members of the Pakistani military.
It says Islamabad has requested the training because of the country's success in defeating the Tamil Tigers.
In May, the government announced the end to a decades-long war with the rebel group.
The army's new commander told the BBC that Pakistan had already asked if it could send its military cadets to train in counter-insurgency operations.
"We'll give a favourable response," Lt Gen Jagath Jayasuriya said of the request.
He said the Sri Lankan military envisaged specialist courses lasting up to six weeks, directed towards small groups from interested armies.
Lt Gen Jayasuriya said there was external interest in how the military had defeated the rebel group in practical terms.
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