ජනපති අනුර චීන අගමැතිව හමුවෙයි

Chinese premier meets Sri Lankan president

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Beijing on Thursday afternoon (Jan. 16), with both sides emphasizing enhancing cooperation in various fields.

Noting that the two countries share time-honored friendship, Li said the talks between President Xi Jinping and President Dissanayake on Wednesday made new plans for deepening China-Sri Lanka relations and cooperation.

Li said China is willing to work with Sri Lanka to implement the strategic consensus of the two heads of state, carry forward traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust, seek greater synergy between development strategies, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, advance cooperation projects such as the comprehensive development of the Colombo Port City and the Hambantota Port, and expand exchanges and cooperation in economy, trade, agriculture and other fields, so as to push forward the strategic cooperative partnership between China and Sri Lanka.

Dissanayake said Sri Lanka highly values its relations with China, firmly upholds the one-China principle, and appreciates and supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping.

He said Sri Lanka stands ready to strengthen practical cooperation and multilateral coordination with China in various fields and open a new chapter in Sri Lanka-China relations.

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