Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a brief stopover in Sri Lanka on Sunday while he was on his way to Namibia.Sri Lankan fashion
Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) said that Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport BIA at 1418hrs Sri Lanka time for a transit stopover enroute to Namibia.
The Chinese delegation of 18 members was welcomed by Qi Zhenhong, the Ambassador of China to Sri Lanka, AASL Chairman Rtd. Air Chief Marshall Harsha Abeywickrama, and Vice Chairman of AASL Cyril Wannigama.
The Chinese Foreign Minister and his delegation left Sri Lanka at 1623hrs Sri Lanka time.
Wang Yi is visiting Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad, and Nigeria from January 5 to 11 at the invitation of these countries.