The Embassy of Sri Lanka in China recently (03) launched the “Sri Lanka – China Relations: Community with a Shared Future” tea table book in Beijing, marking 70 years of Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations with China.
According to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing, the commemorative publication captures the essence of Sri Lanka’s resilience as a nation by tracing its rich history, civilization and culture. It offers insights into salient features of Sri Lanka that have been recognized for ages as “a land like no other”.
The publication was authored by the distinguished career Ambassador Dato Dr. Ananda Kumarasiri.
The Deputy Director General from the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cao Jing, Officials of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Diplomatic Corps, Xu Yan of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, officials of the Ministry’s line agencies and state-owned enterprises and several other guests having interests in Sri Lanka participated in the event.
In delivering the opening remarks, Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe expressed his appreciation to the author, Dato Dr. Ananda Kumarasiri. Recalling the establishment of Diplomatic Relations in 1957, the Sri Lankan Ambassador stated that the impressive tapestry of genuine friendship that exists between our two countries since ancient times has grown exponentially.
Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe expressed the aspiration that this book will present an insightful account of the rich heritage of Sri Lanka’s relations with China. He hoped that the commemorative publications would encourage future generations to look at the shared history and relations with pride and motivate them to further enhance this unique friendship and goodwill to higher vistas of achievements.
In his address, Ambassador Dr. Ananda Kumarasiri, among other important observations, pointed out that there is much scope for Sri Lanka and China to collaborate in several fields. In particular, he highlighted that China’s tremendous technological and industrial progress can be harnessed for Sri Lanka to embark on the development of alternative sources of energy, backward integration of Sri Lanka’s primary resources that would ensure value-added exports and also in recycling wastes from various primary resources. (Newswire)