China ready to deepen ties with Sri Lanka during Ranil’s visit

01 Apr, 2016

China says it is ready to deepen ties with Sri Lanka during Prime Minister?Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to China.

Wickremesinghe will pay an official visit to China from April 6 to 9, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday, according to the Xinhua news agency.

Chinese leaders will meet and hold talks with Wickremesinghe and exchange opinions on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, spokesperson Hong Lei said at a regular press briefing.

“We commend the Sri Lankan government’s positive policies towards China and are ready to jointly consolidate the traditional friendship, and deepen pragmatic cooperation through this visit, pushing the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership to new heights,” Hong said. (Colombo Gazette)

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