Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong called on newly elected Speaker of Parliament Dr. Asoka Ranwala, in Parliament recently.
Secretary General of Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera was also present.
During the meeting, the Chinese Ambassador conveyed the greetings of the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China (Speaker of the Parliament of the People’s Republic of China) Zhao Leji, to the Speaker.
Recalling the long-standing cooperation between Sri Lanka and China, the new Speaker expressed his hope to further strengthen relations between the two countries under the new Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Chinese Ambassador said that it is important to further strengthen relations between the legislative bodies of the two countries, and that it is important to set up the Sri Lanka-China Parliamentary Friendship Association in the tenth Parliament as well. Attention was also paid to expanding cooperation between the two countries in a number of areas, including economic development, agriculture-related issues including hybrid seed development, water management, crude oil refining, foreign investment and export promotion.
