Sri Lanka, China Diplomatic Consultations Next Week

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Foreign Secretary, Aruni Wijewardana will lead Sri Lanka’s delegation to the 13th round of Diplomatic Consultations with the People’s Republic of China to be held on 17 June 2024 in Beijing.

She will co-chair the Consultations with the vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Sun Weidong.

The discussions are expected to review progress in the areas of bilateral engagement including on political, economic, trade, investment and defence.

Sri Lanka’s delegation to the Consultations will include the Ambassador- Designate in Beijing Majintha Jayesinghe, and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in China.

The preceding 12th Round of Bilateral Political Consultations were held on 30 May 2023 in Colombo.