President Xi Jinping met Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today. Prime Minister Amarasuriya is in China to attend the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women.
President Xi highlighted the long-standing friendship between China and Sri Lanka, noting that bilateral relations are built on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. He said both countries are committed partners in development and mutually beneficial cooperation, and China regards Sri Lanka as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy. President Xi expressed China’s readiness to expand cooperation in areas such as the Belt and Road Initiative, port economy, modern agriculture, digital and green economy, tourism, and law enforcement, while supporting Sri Lanka in safeguarding its sovereignty and pursuing development paths suited to its national conditions.
Prime Minister Amarasuriya conveyed greetings from Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and praised President Xi’s speech at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women. She reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s commitment to the one-China policy and high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and expressed a desire to learn from China’s modernization experience to further boost Sri Lanka’s development. She also welcomed the four global initiatives proposed by President Xi and pledged to work with China to advance the interests of the Global South.
Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi attended the meeting.
