We are ready to begin a new strategic partnership with Sri Lanka : Chinese President Xi Jinping

COLOMBO(News 1st) - While congratulating President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his assumption of duties, Chinese President Xi Jinping says he is ready to start a new chapter of China-Sri Lanka Strategic Cooperative Partnership and to bring more tangible benefits to the peoples of both countries within the framework of the “Belt and Road Initiative” Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and Sri Lanka have been maintaining traditional and friendly relations, which have stood the test of the changing global arena and become more vivid and vital. Adding further President Xi Jinping said, I highly appreciate your continuous support and contribution to China-Sri Lanka friendship and cooperation.