At the invitation of Mrs Bandaranaike, Pakistani President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto undertook a visit to Sri Lanka. During his stay President Bhutto addressed the National State Assembly, becoming the second Pakistani leader to do so after General Ayub Khan in 1963. He held extensive discussions with Mrs Bandaranaike on the situation in Pakistan, especially in the period after the break-up of the country and in light of the support Sri Lanka had extended Pakistan in permitting the refueling of civilian aircraft flying between East and West Pakistan.