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China vows to stand by with Sri Lanka
The Chinese government had said it would stand by Sri Lanka in achieving the tasks of reconciliation and reconstruction adding that it had full confidence in the capability of the government and the people of Sri Lanka to resolve its own issues.
The Foreign Ministry said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made these observations when External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris briefed his counterpart in detail about Sri Lankas position on a range of issues connected with the Darusman Report, in Beijing yesterday.
Minister Peiris had briefed the Chinese Foreign Minister on the work of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and initiatives on the part of the Inter-Agency Advisory Committee appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka.
The Foreign Ministers noted that the bilateral relationship between the two countries is extremely warm and cordial.
Prof. Peiris emphasized that Sri Lanka would continue to uphold the One China Policy which has been a consistent feature of the countrys foreign policy. He congratulated China on the heights of irreversible progress and prosperity which she had attained.
The Foreign Minister of China expressed his governments appreciation of the accomplishments of President Mahinda Rajapaksas government in eradicating terrorism in Sri Lanka and putting the country on the track of rapid economic development. He invited President Rajapaksa to visit the Peoples Republic of China.
Minister Peiris, referring to Chinas contribution to the economic development of Sri Lanka, expressed his appreciation of the generous assistance by China in financing the Hambantota Port Development Project, the Mattala Airport, the Puttalam Coal Power Project and the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway. The two Ministers, while noting that funding for several road development and reconstruction projects in the North and South of Sri Lanka have already been finalized, discussed arrangements proposed by Sri Lanka for Hambantota Harbour Phase II and the Matara Kataragama New Railroad Extension.
China vows to stand by Lanka | Front Page
The Chinese government had said it would stand by Sri Lanka in achieving the tasks of reconciliation and reconstruction adding that it had full confidence in the capability of the government and the people of Sri Lanka to resolve its own issues.
The Foreign Ministry said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made these observations when External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris briefed his counterpart in detail about Sri Lankas position on a range of issues connected with the Darusman Report, in Beijing yesterday.
Minister Peiris had briefed the Chinese Foreign Minister on the work of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and initiatives on the part of the Inter-Agency Advisory Committee appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka.
The Foreign Ministers noted that the bilateral relationship between the two countries is extremely warm and cordial.
Prof. Peiris emphasized that Sri Lanka would continue to uphold the One China Policy which has been a consistent feature of the countrys foreign policy. He congratulated China on the heights of irreversible progress and prosperity which she had attained.
The Foreign Minister of China expressed his governments appreciation of the accomplishments of President Mahinda Rajapaksas government in eradicating terrorism in Sri Lanka and putting the country on the track of rapid economic development. He invited President Rajapaksa to visit the Peoples Republic of China.
Minister Peiris, referring to Chinas contribution to the economic development of Sri Lanka, expressed his appreciation of the generous assistance by China in financing the Hambantota Port Development Project, the Mattala Airport, the Puttalam Coal Power Project and the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway. The two Ministers, while noting that funding for several road development and reconstruction projects in the North and South of Sri Lanka have already been finalized, discussed arrangements proposed by Sri Lanka for Hambantota Harbour Phase II and the Matara Kataragama New Railroad Extension.
China vows to stand by Lanka | Front Page