Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry met with Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang in Beijin today (25)
Qin Gang said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sri Lanka, the two sides have always respected and supported each other, setting a good example of friendly coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation between large and small countries.
China is ready to consolidate and expand its strategic cooperative partnership with Sri Lanka. The two sides should implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, intensify high-level exchanges, expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and promote the high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road” to achieve more new results.
China will continue to provide assistance within its capacity for Sri Lanka’s economic and social development and improvement of people’s livelihood, he went on to add.
Minister Sabry said that China is a great friend and important development partner, and we cherish the selfless assistance of the Chinese government and people for Sri Lanka’s national independence and economic development for a long time, and thank China for its valuable support in dealing with the debt problem and overcoming temporary difficulties.
Sri Lanka will continue to firmly adhere to the one-China policy, build the “Belt and Road” project, intensify multilateral coordination, push for greater development of strong Srivan-China relations and set a good example for state-to-state relations. Sri Lanka attaches great importance to China’s development opportunities and welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest in Sri Lanka, he further said.
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is leading a delegation to participate at the World Economic Forum to be held in Tianjin, China from 27th to 29th June 2023.