Recently, the anti-epidemic supplies donated by Beijing arrived in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. On March 17, Qi Zhenhong, Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka officially handed over the donated materials on behalf of China to Ms. Senanayake, mayor of Colombo at the Municipal Council.

Material handover ceremony

Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said in his speech that Sri Lanka is a good neighbor, good friend and good partner of China, and local exchanges and cooperation have always been an important part of the friendly exchanges between China and Sri Lanka. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the two countries and their people have been helping each other, and the friendship between China and Sri Lanka has been further consolidated and promoted.

Speech by Ambassador Qi Zhenhong

Mayor Sennanayake said that the friendship between Sri Lanka and China has a long history, and true friendship can be proven in times of difficulties. At this critical moment of the second wave of the epidemic, the city of Colombo, with its nearly one million people, is grateful to Beijing and other cities for responding positively to its request and generously donating another batch of anti-epidemic materials, which is crucial for the city’s ongoing fight against the epidemic and for the promotion of vaccine rollout. The city of Colombo will do its best to play its role in the subsequent cooperation in fighting the epidemic as well as in regional cooperation between the two countries.

Speech by Mayor Senanayake