Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake this morning, during a transit stop en route to China following an official visit to South Africa.
Commenting on the meeting, Minister Herath said that while welcoming Minister Wang Yi, he extended his sincere appreciation to the Government and the people of China for their timely and generous support to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
“I was pleased to meet H.E. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, during his brief visit to Sri Lanka this morning (12/01/26). Our discussions focused, among others, on further advancing cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, development cooperation and tourism. The discussions also focused on rebuilding Sri Lanka post Cyclone Ditwah,” he said, in a post on ‘X’.
Minister Herath further said that in this regard, he particularly requested the assistance of the Chinese government in infrastructure development, including reconstruction of identified roads, railways and bridges which were affected.
“Minister Wang Yi assured his personal intervention to the said request and expressed confidence that Sri Lanka is on the right track for early recovery, and reaffirmed the Chinese Government’s fullest support,” he added.
Minister Yi, accompanied by a 17-member delegation, was returning from Durban when the group stopped in Sri Lanka. (Newswire)