Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Sri Lanka next month

3 May 2021 12:05 am Views - 207

By Kelum Bandara   

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Sri Lanka next  month making it the third senior official level visit from China in  recent months, Daily Mirror learns.   

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe arrived in the country  last week and held talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime  Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The two countries agreed to enhance defence cooperation.   
Last year, Yang Jiechi, Member of the Political Bureau of  the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Foreign  Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee was also in Colombo for bilateral discussions. He is also the chief of foreign affairs of  China.   


Foreign Minister Wang will arrive in the country as part of his visit to the region. Sri Lankan government is planning to enact the Port City  Economic Commission Bill on Monday to regulate the affairs of the Port City which is US $1.4 billion investment by China.