A Rs. 50 stamp was issued yesterday at the Lakshman Kadirgamar International Relations Centre, Colombo, to mark the Golden Jubilee of diplomatic ties between China and Sri Lanka. The stamp depicts Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya rock fortress and China’s Great wall. Here Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona look on while Posts and Telecommunications Minister Rauff Hakeem hands over the First Day Cover to Chinese Ambassador Ye Dabo. - Picture by Sudath Nishantha