President Rajapaksa meets the Chinese Ambassador

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets the Chinese Ambassador

by Staff Writer 07-02-2020 | 8:36 AM
Colombo (News 1st) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gifted a consignment of world-renowned Ceylon Black Tea to the Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan to be sent to those affected by the Coronavirus. This was on the sidelines of the Chinese Ambassador meeting with the Sri Lankan Head of State yesterday. The President’s Media Division said Ambassador Xueyuan, on behalf of President Xi Jinping and the Government of the People’s Republic of China thanked the Government of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan people for the kindness shown to China in this difficult moment. President Rajapaksa, in turn, thanked the Ambassador for the assistance extended to bring back the Sri Lankan students from Wuhan province.