Reception to express gratitude...

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka held a reception to express its gratitude to the Naval officers of Sri Lanka and other countries in the region for the role they had played in rescuing the crew and also the others who had participated in salvaging the vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 earlier this year. Senior adviser to the President, Sagala Ratnayake was the chief guest. The Chinese Ambassador in Colombo, Qi Zehenhong was also present. Pix by Pradeep Dilruskshana