The Chinese Ambassador of Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong met with the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (18).
The Chinese Embassy stated that the two dignitaries highly appraised the mutual understanding and support which remained between Sri Lanka and China at the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which concluded recently.
Prof. G.L. Peiris, who chairs the newly founded Cabinet Sub Committee on Economic Way Forward initiate with China and several other countries, explored the potential of financial and trade collaboration in the meeting with the Chinese Ambassador.
The Cabinet Sub Committee recently discussed on the topic of expediting the Free Trade Agreement between China and Sri Lanka.
Ambassador Qi Zhenhong met with #SriLankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris on Friday (18th) at @MFA_SriLanka.
They highly appraised the mutual understanding & support between #China and #lka in the #UNHRC 49th Session, and discussed the 🇨🇳🇱🇰 bilateral relations & cooperation. pic.twitter.com/JuS7SF2LkY
— Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) March 19, 2022