China's challenge a threat to Lankan sovereignty: Ajith P. Perera

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former State Minister Ajith P. Perera says that China challenging the Government's investigation into organic fertilizer is a threat to our sovereignty. Speaking to media, Perera said that the Chinese Government's official statement yesterday (09) shows a huge intervention in the sovereignty of our country and the authority of our Government, and that it is a serious interference in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. " China has no right, no power, no morals to take such a stand. We are not a Chinese province yet. China may try to do different things by paying commissions through various private companies but we will not surrender," he said. Meanwhile, State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara today (10) stated that the fertilizer issue is at risk of developing into an issue between two countries. He said that when it was not possible to import fertilizer from China, the country prepared to import fertilizer from India, and now the issue has grown into a much bigger problem, where the two countries are conflicting.