China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong says that he believes that Sri Lanka will overcome the prevailing economic crisis very soon and approach the path of development and that China will provide all support required for this purpose.
He said further that Buddhism was mainly responsible for building strong relations between the two countries and that China intends to further develop that friendship in the future.
The Deputy Foreign Minister made these comments yesterday (1) when he visited the Malwatte Temple and received the blessings of the Chief Prelate of the Malwatte Chapter Most Venerable Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Nayake thera and obtaining his blessings.