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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
COLOMBO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a stopover in Sri Lanka on Monday while returning from his African tour and held a friendly meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, noted that China extended a helping hand to Sri Lanka at the first opportunity during the aftermath of the devastating cyclone. He expressed confidence that the Sri Lankan people would overcome the aftermath of the disaster and rebuild their homes as quickly as possible.
Wang Yi noted that China hopes to strengthen exchanges of governance experience with Sri Lanka, expand practical cooperation in various fields, facilitate people-to-people exchanges, continuously deepen the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership based on sincere mutual assistance and eternal friendship, and jointly promote the construction of a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future.
The Chinese Foreign Minister emphasized that, in the context of an increasingly chaotic and complex international situation, China will firmly protect the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, especially small and medium-sized ones, uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, work with like-minded countries to resist a return to the "law of the jungle," resist all forms of power politics and bullying, and defend multilateralism, international fairness, and justice.
According to Wang Yi, the Chinese side highly values Sri Lanka's long-standing commitment to the one-China principle and is willing to continue supporting Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions. The Chinese diplomat added that the two sides can strengthen regional cooperation focused on South Asia and jointly promote the development of a more equitable and rational global governance system.
Vijdita Herath, for his part, thanked China for the valuable assistance provided to his country following the cyclone. He emphasized that Sri Lanka views China as its most reliable strategic partner and intends to maintain close, high-level exchanges with China, deepening cooperation in infrastructure, maritime affairs, tourism, and cultural exchanges, continually advancing the Sri Lanka-China strategic partnership and cooperation to a new level.
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister reaffirmed his country's commitment to the one-China principle, expressed firm support for China's efforts to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and stated that Sri Lanka is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with China in multilateral forums to jointly protect the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries.
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