Chinese President's visit to Sri Lanka confirmed
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 11, 2014 | 0 comments
The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping will be undertaking a state visit to Sri Lanka September 16 and 17, at the invitation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. It would be recalled that President Rajapaksa paid a landmark state visit to China in May 2013 during which both leaders agreed to elevate the bilateral relations to a ‘Strategic Cooperation Partnership’, by substantially expanding the mandate for engagement.
A number of bilateral agreements and MoUs are expected to be signed during the forthcoming visit. President Xi will be accompanied by First Lady, Peng Liyuan and a high level official delegation. This will be the first visit by a Head of State of China to Sri Lanka in 28 years.
