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China donates military communication vehicles to SL (Pics)

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1 year ago

August 23, 2023

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Acting Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon officially accepted a USD 6.2 million worth Emergency Command and Communication System Vehicle Fleet comprising of 11 automobiles from the Chinese Ministry of National Defence, during a ceremony at the Army Headquarters premises yesterday (22).

Following the acceptance of military-to-military donation from the Defence Attaché of the Embassy of China in Sri Lanka, Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, Acting Defence Minister Tennakoon handed over the same to Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne and the Defence Secretary symbolically presented the keys to the Army Commander Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage.

The Sri Lankan defence top brass along with the Chinese Embassy officials inspected the vehicles at the venue and Chief Signal Officer Maj. Gen. Sugath Rathnayake and Chinese Defence Attaché Senior Colonel Zhou Bo placed their signatures on an MOU.

Sri Lanka Army intends to deploy these highly-developed military automobiles for both internal security and special duties in future.

Acting Defence Minister Tennakoon presented a memento to the Chinese Defence Attaché Senior Col. Bo on behalf of the Sri Lanka Army as a gesture of goodwill and to symbolise the event.

Additional Secretaries, Senior Officials of the Defence Ministry, Senior Army Officers and Assistant Defence Attaché of the Embassy of China were also present.

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Talks between Xi – AKD commences (Video / Pics)

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2 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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The official meeting between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Chinese President Xi Jinping commenced a short while ago at at 05.00 pm Chinese time at the Great Hall of the People.

It is also expected that several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) will be signed following bilateral discussions between the two Presidents.

Previously, preparations made for a special welcome ceremony for visiting Sri Lankan President, the official meeting and signing ceremony are as follows :

(Video : CCTV +)

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President AKD pays tribute at Mao Zedong mausoleum (Pics)

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6 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayake, who is currently on a state visit to China, visited the exhibition hall on the history of the Communist Party of China today (Jan. 15).

Following this, President Disanayake visited the historic Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in China.

Later, he paid his respects by offering flowers at the Mao Zedong Memorial, dedicated to the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, and Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, also participated in these events.

(President’s Media Division)

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President AKD warmly welcomed in Beijing ( Video / Pics )

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1 day ago

January 14, 2025

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President Anura Kumara Disanayake, who departed for an official state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has arrived at Beijing International Airport today (14) at 10:25 am Beijing time.

Upon his arrival, the President was accorded a ceremonial welcome by the Chinese military, and he was formally received by China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong and Sri Lankan ambassador to China – Majintha Jayesinghe.

The President is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake and the Director General of Government Information, H.S.K.J. Bandara.

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