The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has offered his country’s support to Sri Lanka against pressure at the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, during a visit by its External Affairs Minister GL Peiris.
"China opposes some countries' interference in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka under the pretext of human rights issues," Wang said in Beijing, according to Reuters.
"We believe in the Sri Lankan people's wisdom and capacity to handle their own affairs," he said, adding that China backs Sri Lanka in safeguarding national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.