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Sri Lankan PM leaves for visit to China

Xinhua, April 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left for an official visit to China on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said.

This is Wickremesinghe's first visit as the prime minister to China since the government of President Maithripala Sirisena was formed in January last year.

On the April 6-9 visit, he will be holding high-level discussions with Chinese leaders to advance bilateral relations to a new level, his office said.

Wickremesinghe's delegation includes Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Minister of Development Strategies & International Trade Malik Samarawickrema among others. Endit