COLOMBO (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa met separately with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Tuesday (Jan 14), with both sides pledging to further promote relations between the two countries.
Sri Lanka has attached utmost importance to developing ties with China as it is a trustworthy and long-term cooperative partner of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan president said, expressing gratitude to China for its support for Sri Lanka's socio-economic development.