Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated and extended best wishes to newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people.
China and Sri Lanka are traditional friendly neighbors. Over the past 67 years since our two countries established diplomatic relations, both sides have been lending mutual understanding and support to each other, setting a fine example of friendly coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries of different sizes. I attach great importance to the development of China-Sri Lanka relations and stand ready to work with you to jointly carry forward our traditional friendship, consolidate political mutual trust, and achieve more fruitful outcomes in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, so as to advance the sustained and steady growth of the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership based on sincere mutual assistance and everlasting friendship, bringing more benefits to the two peoples, Xi Jinping said in a letter to the President.
