President Rajapaksa stated that Sri Lanka has made it a priority to attract investments instead of further foreign borrowings in its development drive. We seek your assistance in this regard,” the President told the new Chinese Ambassador. Extending President Xi Jinping’s good wishes to President Rajapaksa, the Chinese envoy said he aims to further enhance longstanding friendship and to strengthen development and strategic co-operation between the two countries. We witnessed how the Government and the people of Sri Lanka stood together in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the Chinese Ambassador said. He also said that China wishes to see Sri Lanka emerge as a prosperous nation.

Source: The Nation November 19, 2020 23:05 UTC