Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September

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During his visit to China from January 14-17, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured several agreements, including a $3.7 billion deal with Sinopec to set up an oil refinery in Hambantota. The Sri Lankan foreign minister is expected to reveal details of 15 other agreements soon.

BEIJING (AP) — Sri Lanka and China signed a series of cooperation agreements on Wednesday following talks between their leaders, one month after Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

BEIJING (AP) — Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, a month after visiting India on his first overseas trip ...

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited Beijing to meet China's President Xi Jinping. Both leaders signed a series of cooperation agreements, one month after the Sri Lankan President visited India after winning the election last September.

Sri Lankans participated in both Presidential Elections and Parliamentary Elections. In 2025, the country is likely to face two more elections: Local Government and Provincial Government elections. However,

China’s record US$3.7 billion investment in a Sri Lankan oil refinery has sparked fresh security concerns in India ... During Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Beijing ...

India is a land of diverse cultures and traditions, reflected in its array of public holidays. In 2025, India will observe several national holidays, such as Republic Day, Independence Day, and ...

While commending President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for completing successful visits to India and China, SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa expressed irony over the President's decision to sign deals with ...

So President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has completed his Indo-Pacific official tour with visits to India and China. It is now very much a habit for Sri Lanka’s presidents and prime ministers to head for the two countries once they have been anointed with ...

The statement comes in the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit to China from ... Similarly, ongoing discussions with India about oil pipelines and Trincomalee’s strategic development could further erode Sri Lanka’s control ...