INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
14 to 17, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced during a press conference held in China on Friday (10).The visit, the
first one to China by President Dissanayake since taking office, is of great significance to the development of China-Sri Lanka relations,
Guo Jiakun, also a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, told a news briefing on the same day.During the visit, President Xi Jinping will
hold talks with President Dissanayake
China and Sri Lanka are traditional friendly neighbors, Guo said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1957, China-Sri Lanka
relations have stood the test of the changing international landscape and maintained sound and steady development, setting a good example of
friendly coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries with different sizes.China stands ready to work with Sri Lanka to
high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and practical cooperation in various fields, strive for new progress in bilateral strategic
cooperative partnership based on sincere mutual assistance and ever-lasting friendship, and deliver more benefits to the two peoples, Guo
