12 April 2022 11:22 pm Views - 8250
China on Tuesday reiterated that it is doing its ''utmost'' to provide assistance to debt-ridden Sri Lanka.
Asked about the reported request of Sri Lanka to China for monetary help to tide over the present crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday reiterated his ministry's previous remarks that China has been doing its utmost for Sri Lanka and will continue to do so.
''Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Sri Lanka, the two countries have lent mutual support and understanding to each other,'' Zhao told a media briefing in Beijing.
''China has been doing its utmost to provide assistance for the socio-economic development of SL and we will continue to do so going forward,'' he said, reiterating what his ministry said on March 9.