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Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya interview: ‘India and China have goodwill towards us’

November 10, 2025 admin

India and China have shown enormous goodwill towards Sri Lanka and recognise the island nation as an important partner, the country’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said. In an interview to The Hindu marking one year of the National People’s Power (NPP) government, she said that bringing stability and fostering a new political culture were the government’s biggest…

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Dissanayake secures $3.7 bn Chinese FDI for oil refinery

January 16, 2025 admin

Dissanayake secures .7 bn Chinese FDI for oil refinery

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on January 15, 2025. Photo: Sri Lankan President’s office via PTI Sri Lanka has secured “one of its largest FDIs”, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced on Thursday, after signing a $3.7 billion-agreement with Sinopec during his ongoing state visit to China. …

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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit China from January 14

January 7, 2025 admin

File picture of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. | Photo Credit: PTI President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit China from January 14 to 17, the Cabinet Spokesman announced on Tuesday (January 7, 2025), confirming the Sri Lankan leader’s second state visit abroad, a month after he visited India. President Dissanayake will be accompanied by…

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After Dissanayake’s India visit, China discusses development, maritime research in Sri Lanka

December 18, 2024 admin

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Qin Boyong of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference on December 18, 2024. Photo: Special Arrangement A day after returning from India following a three-day visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake discussed Chinese development partnership, investments and a possible resumption of maritime research with a visiting…

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Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

March 28, 2024 admin

This handout photograph released by Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s Office on March 27, 2024 shows Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena (left) shaking hands with China’s President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Beijing. | Photo Credit: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured continuous support to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena for Sri Lanka’s efforts…

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