December 23, 2024

China and Sri Lanka are strategic cooperative partners that help each other with sincerity and enjoy everlasting friendship, and the two countries have close high-level interactions, Mao Ning, spokesperson from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in response to media reports that Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake plans to visit China in mid-January. Information on the visit will be released in due course, Mao added.

China stands ready to maintain the momentum of high-level interactions with Sri Lanka, carry forward the traditional friendship, and expand exchange and cooperation in various fields to deliver more tangible results for the two peoples, Mao added.

Dissanayake on Saturday announced plans for an official visit to China in mid-January, according to Indian media outlet the Hindu. 

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