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Chinese Ambassador visits Northern Province

16 Dec 2021

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong engaged in a tour of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka yesterday (16), the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. Relations between China and Sri Lanka are widely believed to be at its lowest ebb in at least 15 years due to the rejection of a Chinese fertiliser stock by Sri Lanka as well as three energy projects in the north being taken away from China belatedly due to India stepping in as a funder. The Ambassador started his first visit to the Northern Province from the Jaffna Public Library. Laptops and books were donated to enhance capacity building and enlarge the collection of this well-known library in Asia, it said. The Embassy said that Ambassador Qi Zhenhong also held a discussion with Northern Province Governor Jeewan Thiagarajah last evening on how to enhance mutual co-operation and improve local Tamil community livelihoods. The Chinese Embassy has donated five reverse osmosis (RO) water purification mobile plants to five districts in the Province. Ambassador Qi Zhenhong had also paid homage to the historic Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna. He made a donation to the Kovil and shared pooja with the needy citizens outside after his visit, the Embassy Tweeted.  


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