Sri Lanka's president to 'deepen strategic cooperation' with China

Sri Lanka’s president, Maithripala Sirisena, in a message to mark Chinese new year on Wednesday, pledged to “deepen strategic cooperation” with the Chinese government, reports Xinhua.

In his address, Sirisena said,


“Looking back at 2014, I am pleased that the historic state visit to Sri Lanka of Chinese President Xi Jinping in September last year has provided us with the opportunity to further evaluate our robust relationship and deepen the strategic cooperative partnership in a manner beneficial to our two countries peoples.”


“2015 is the year of the goat according to the Chinese Zodiac. This will be a year for enhancing relationships to further development,” Sirisena added.


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