Sri Lanka-President/Chinese Envoy
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Nov 20, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and State Councilor Shen Yiqin shaking hands, posing for photo
2. Various of meeting between Wickremesinghe, Shen
3. Various of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Shen in meeting
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the visiting Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin on Monday in the capital Colombo, with both sides pledging to deepen cooperation and friendship between the two countries.
Wickremesinghe thanked China for its long-term valuable support and assistance to Sri Lanka, saying that Sri Lanka firmly supports the joint Belt and Road construction, and encourages Chinese enterprises to invest in the country to promote the construction of Port City Colombo and Hambantota International Port.
Sri Lanka strictly adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to deepen friendly exchanges and cooperation with China to promote Sri Lanka's socio-economic development, the president added.
For her part, Shen said China attaches great importance to its relations with Sri Lanka, and is willing to work with the Sri Lankan side to earnestly implement the consensus reached between leaders of the two countries.
Both sides should support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, jointly promote high-quality Belt and Road construction, and work together to push for new progress in developing the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership based on sincere mutual assistance and ever-lasting friendship, she said.
Shen also met with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, respectively, on Monday.
Sri Lanka-President/Chinese Envoy
Dateline : Nov 20, 2023
Location : Sri Lanka
Duration : 0'36
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Nov 20, 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and State Councilor Shen Yiqin shaking hands, posing for photo
2. Various of meeting between Wickremesinghe, Shen
3. Various of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Shen in meeting
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the visiting Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin on Monday in the capital Colombo, with both sides pledging to deepen cooperation and friendship between the two countries.
Wickremesinghe thanked China for its long-term valuable support and assistance to Sri Lanka, saying that Sri Lanka firmly supports the joint Belt and Road construction, and encourages Chinese enterprises to invest in the country to promote the construction of Port City Colombo and Hambantota International Port.
Sri Lanka strictly adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to deepen friendly exchanges and cooperation with China to promote Sri Lanka's socio-economic development, the president added.
For her part, Shen said China attaches great importance to its relations with Sri Lanka, and is willing to work with the Sri Lankan side to earnestly implement the consensus reached between leaders of the two countries.
Both sides should support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, jointly promote high-quality Belt and Road construction, and work together to push for new progress in developing the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership based on sincere mutual assistance and ever-lasting friendship, she said.
Shen also met with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, respectively, on Monday.
ID : 8351952
Published : 2023-11-21 00:03
Last Modified : 2023-11-21 17:53:46
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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