Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena left for China last night for a five-day official visit, airport sources said.
They said the Prime Minister had agreed to visit the country on the special invitation of the Chinese government.
During this visit, an agreement is to be reached on the restructuring of the loans given to Sri Lanka by China, whose payments have been suspended.
10 other Sri Lankan delegations have joined the Prime Minister for this visit.
The Prime Minister and his group departed from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on China Eastern Airlines flight MU-232 at 8.20 p.m. last evening.