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Japanese warships visit Sri Lanka

​Two Japanese warships arrived in Sri Lanka's port of Colombo on Wednesday on a goodwill and replenishment visit, the navy said.

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Sri Lanka to promote lucrative tourism industry at World Tourism Conference

Sri Lanka will lead a high level delegation to China on May 17 to attend the four day World Tourism Conference which is to be held in Beijing.

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Sri Lanka, China to hold discussions on FTA

​Sri Lanka and China will hold high level discussions in June on the possibility of signing a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Sri Lanka's Ministry of Industry and Commerce said in a statement here on Monday.

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Sri Lankan PM eyes bilateral agreements with several countries to strengthen economy

Sri Lanka aims to strengthen its economy and move the country forward by entering into bilateral agreements with several countries including China and India, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka looks forward to further strengthening ties with China: official

Sri Lanka looks forward to further strengthening its ties with China this year and the government aims to attract more Chinese investments, Deputy Minister of State Enterprise Development, Eran Wickremeratne said here on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka PM's China visit will further boost bilateral ties

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to China will inject new impetus into the development of China- Sri Lanka ties, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang has said.

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Sri Lanka, Australia pledge to further strengthen ties

​Sri Lanka and Australia have agreed to further strengthen its bilateral relations as senior officials from the two countries met for discussions in capital Colombo this week, the foreign ministry said here on Friday.

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Least developed countries to benefit specially from "Belt and Road" initiative: Sri Lankan expert

The least developed countries and developing countries will benefit specially from China's "Belt and Road" initiative, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, advisor to the finance minister of Sri Lanka, said here Monday.

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Sri Lanka looks to deepen tourism cooperation with China

​Sri Lanka looks forward to deepening cooperation with China in the tourism sector, said Minister of Tourism Development John Amaratunga on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka looks to deepen tourism cooperation with China

​Sri Lanka looks forward to deepening cooperation with China in the tourism sector, said Minister of Tourism Development John Amaratunga on Thursday.

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China to always stand together with Sri Lanka to enhance bilateral ties, says ambassador

China will always stand together with Sri Lanka to strive for a more brilliant future for the bilateral relations as well as the well being of the people of the two nations, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yi Xianliang has said.

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Sri Lanka's cabinet set to discuss road, rail link between India, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's cabinet set to discuss road, rail link between India, Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's new cabinet will soon discuss a proposal by India to establish a sea bridge and an underwater tunnel to connect India's southern Tamil Nadu to the island nation.

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Sri Lanka raises concerns over UN draft resolution

​The Sri Lankan government Monday raised concerns over the text of a draft resolution on the country 's civil war which is to be tabled during the 30th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva.

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Sri Lanka aims to boost tourism, eyes more Chinese visitors

​Sri Lanka is aiming to become the best tourist hub in South East Asia and will look to attract more than 2.5 million tourists by 2016, an official said here on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka can play key role in China's maritime Silk Road

Interview: Sri Lanka can play key role in China's maritime Silk Road, says leading analyst

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News Analysis: Sri Lanka eyes China as major source of FDI

​Under the new government, Sri Lanka is looking at China as a major source of foreign direct investment (FDI) to further expand its growing economy, a top business executive said.

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Sri Lankan president says he respects ties with China

​Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Saturday that Sri Lanka has a lot of respect for China since that country has been assisting Sri Lanka's development work.