Congratulating Sri Lanka's new prime minister, Ranil Wickremasinghe on his party's election victory, China said "it stands ready to work with Sri Lanka to consolidate the traditional friendship, strengthen mutually-beneficial cooperation, and elevate China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperation partnership to a new level."
"We want to express our congratulations. We believe that under the leadership of the new government, Sri Lanka will achieve greater progress in its economic and social development," China's foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.
"The good friendship and partnership between China and Sri Lanka have withstood the test of time. The friendly cooperation between the two countries meets the fundamental interests of the two sides, and echoes the common aspiration of the two peoples," she further added.
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"We want to express our congratulations. We believe that under the leadership of the new government, Sri Lanka will achieve greater progress in its economic and social development," China's foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying was quoted by Colombo Page as saying.
"The good friendship and partnership between China and Sri Lanka have withstood the test of time. The friendly cooperation between the two countries meets the fundamental interests of the two sides, and echoes the common aspiration of the two peoples," she further added.
See our coverage of the election results here.
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