Sino-Lanka ties flourishing – PM Chaminda PERERA

Prime Minster Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka said Sino - Sri Lanka relations has been flourishing since the signing of Rubber Rice pact in 1952. Successive Governments in Sri Lanka have accepted the One China policy and China has also maintained that Sri Lanka is a single entity that cannot be separated.

The Prime Minister expressed these sentiments when he met visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday. He said the Chinese State and private sectors have invested in the development of the Eastern Province which was under the clutches of LTTE terrorists for a number of years.

This shows that China is fully satisfied with the prevailing situation in Eastern Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister said the Government is committed towards providing all necessary facilities to prospective investors. China succeeded in organising the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing despite various obstacles and challenges, the Premier said. South Asian countries and Sri Lanka in particular are proud to hear that China bagged highest number of Gold awards at the 2008 Olympics. The Chinese sportsmen displayed outstanding performances at the Olympic games.

The BMICH and the Supreme Court Complex are signs of sound relations between the two countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sri Lanka always stands by China which is committed to help Sri Lanka’s development endeavours.