Sri Lanka Ambassador to China: The new president plan to visit China. China is the key to the Sri Lanka's economic recovery

[Global Network Reporter Qiao Bingxin] On the 25th, the Sri Lanka Ambassador to China Palita Kokohina emphasized in an interview with Reuters in Beijing that China is the key to Sri Lanka's economic recovery. He said that Sri Lanka's newly appointed President Victormaissinha planned to visit China to discuss cooperation in trade, investment and tourism.

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Currently, Sri Lanka is in a crisis. Reuters said in an interview that it hopes that Chinese companies can buy more Sri Lanka black tea, sapphire, spices, clothing and other products, and hope that China can further invest in port projects in Colombo and Handontota.

On the 25th, the Sri Lanka Ambassador to China Palita Koko Hina's interview with Reuters in Beijing

Costa said that China is the key to Sri Lanka's economic recovery. At present, China holds about 10%of foreign debt in Sri Lanka. He said that Sri Lanka's newly appointed President Victormazima plans to visit China to discuss cooperation in the fields of trade, investment, tourism and other fields. Kosna predicts that the new government's policy on China will not change fundamentally.

Costa also said in the interview that Sri Lanka's discussion with China on economic assistance has been conducting, but the time for the next time has not been finalized. Reuters said that in April and May this year, China promised Sri Lanka to provide humanitarian aid of 500 million yuan.

The Sri Lanka Parliament announced on July 20 that in the Presidential election of the parliament, Vikramaxinha received half of the votes and was elected President of Sri Lanka. At a regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on July 21, Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that when talking about the Sino -Sriott relationship, China and Sri Lanka are traditional friendly neighbors. The strategic partnership of mutual assistance and generation friendship has carried out comprehensive mutual mutual mutual cooperation in all aspects. China will always adhere to the friendly policy of Sri Lanka, and is willing to provide support and help that the Sri Lankan government and the people can stabilize the situation and recover the economy, and promote the continuous movement of relations between the two countries.

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