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Carry forward spirit of the Rubber-Rice Pact to Expand Sino-Lanka partnership: Chinese Foreign Minister

10 Jan 2022

At yesterday’s (09) event to mark the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Sri Lanka and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Rubber-Rice Pact in Colombo, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Sri Lanka to carry forward the spirit of the pact to to expand the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership. According to a statement by China’s Foreign Ministry, Wang Yi noted that the Rubber-Rice Pact fully demonstrated our national spirit in the fight against hegemony and power politics. He also added that at a time when the global pandemic is spreading and the economic recovery is tortuous and difficult, the two sides need to work together more closely than ever.  “Both sides should take the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Rubber-Rice Pact as an opportunity to carry forward the spirit of the pact, which is characterized by independence, self-reliance, unity and mutual support, jointly address challenges, share opportunities, seek common development, and consolidate and expand the China-Sri Lanka strategic cooperative partnership, so as to better serve the interests of the two countries and two peoples,” the statement further detailed. 


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