Foreign Ministry studying comments by Chinese envoy

06 Nov, 2016

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is studying comments made last week by the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Yi Xianliang.

The envoy had made comments critical of the Government, including over its progress on some of the development projects.

The Chinese envoy had told a group of journalists at the Chinese Embassy in Colombo that China was not happy with the inconsistent policies of Sri Lanka.

He said that while Governments can change, the policy of a country should not.

The Ambassador did not mince his words when he expressed his disappointment at the progress of the development work taking place in Sri Lanka.

He also hit out at allegations that China gave Sri Lanka loans at higher interest and asked why Sri Lanka always turns to China if the interest is high as claimed by some Ministers.

Foreign Ministry sources said that the Ministry is closely studying the comments made by the Ambassador and will decide on a course of action this week. (Colombo Gazette)

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