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China, Lanka ink 8 deals for closer ties
Thursday, 1 March 2007 - 5:06 AM SL Time
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China and Sri Lanka have signed a series of deals when President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
The eight agreements on economy, investment, movies, agriculture and eye cornea donations were signed after President Hu Jintao held talks with Mr. Rajapaksa.
In recent years, China and Sri Lanka have witnessed frequent high-level exchanges and increasing trade cooperation, said President Hu, adding that the two countries had shared mutual understanding and support in international and regional affairs.
`Facts prove that China and Sri Lanka are close and friendly neighbours, reliable friends and cooperative partners,` Mr. Hu said.
`China thanks Sri Lanka for its adherence to the one-China policy and will support the efforts Sri Lanka has made to safeguard sovereignty, national unity and territorial integrity`, Mr. Hu said.
Mr. Hu suggested the two countries work closely to finalize the large cooperative projects and projects aided by China, and deepen cooperation in such fields as infrastructure.
As developing nations both countries enjoy extensive interests in international and regional affairs and China will strengthen coordination with Sri Lanka in multilateral organizations like the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said.
Mr. Rajapaksa reaffirmed Sri Lanka`s adherence to the one-China policy, saying his country will learn from China`s experiences.
He vowed to enhance bilateral cooperation on such areas as trade, culture, infrastructure, energy development, tourism, anti-terrorism and international affairs.
Total trade volume between China and Sri Lanka reached 1.44129 billion U.S. dollars in 2006, increasing by 16.9 percent over the previous year, including 1.10646 billion U.S. dollars of exports and 34.83 million U.S. dollars of imports.
Mr. Rajapaksa presented two corneas, a replica of a Buddha statue and a five-year-old male elephant to China as gifts to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Besides Beijing, Mr. Rajapaksa will also visit China`s business hub Shanghai, Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong Province, and central Hubei Province.
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Roshan2007
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1 Mar 2007 09:45:41 GMT Report for Abuse
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China, Lanka ink 8 deals for closer ties
The 8 deals, does it publicised already?
Does anybody know more information? |
Revy
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1 Mar 2007 14:00:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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Wow not happy to ship your women as maids all over the world now you are going to ship body parts too.
With and endless supply probably from 'disappeared' Tamils. |
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