9 January, 2022
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was due to arrive in Sri Lanka yesterday on a two-day visit.
During his visit, he is expected to meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris. His visit will mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations and the 70th anniversary of the Lanka-China Rubber Rice Pact - a trade agreement under which Colombo supplied rubber to Beijing in exchange for rice.