Image courtesy: Official Government News Portal

A special ceremony was held on Wednesday to launch the Colombo Port City Project.

The ceremony was held under the auspices of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chinese president Xi Jinping.

The ceremony was graced by a distinguished gathering including state leaders of China and Sri Lanka.

The state leaders inspected the development activities as well as inspected a model of the new Colombo Port City.

Following the ceremony, President Mahinda Rajapaksa also engaged in a cordial discussion with the general public.

RT @YoshithaR: At the Port city opening with thaththi @PresRajapaksa pic.twitter.com/ZwwZSWFkT6

— Mahinda Rajapaksa (@PresRajapaksa) September 17, 2014

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