Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India on his first overseas trip since winning election in September.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is greeted by China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong upon his arrival in Beijing, China, Jan. 14, 2025.

During his visit to China from January 14-17, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured several agreements, including a $3.7 billion deal with Sinopec to set up an oil refinery in Hambantota. The Sri Lankan foreign minister is expected to reveal details of 15 other agreements soon.

The incumbent President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting.In November 2024, The NPP Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake who promised voters good governance,

Sri Lankans participated in both Presidential Elections and Parliamentary Elections. In 2025, the country is likely to face two more elections: Local Government and Provincial Government elections. However,

For years, China has been trying to expand its influence in Sri Lanka, an island off India's southeast coast that the government in New Delhi considers part of its strategic backyard. The Indian navy launched a submarine and two warships at a state-run shipyard on Wednesday with an eye on China’s presence in the Indian Ocean.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on a four-day visit to China. On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, Dissanayake held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping after which the two ...

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited Beijing to meet China's President Xi Jinping. Both leaders signed a series of cooperation agreements, one month after the Sri Lankan President visited India after winning the election last September.

So President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has completed his Indo-Pacific official tour with visits to India and China. It is now very much a habit for Sri Lanka’s presidents and prime ministers to head for the two countries once they have been anointed with ...

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in China, he kicked off a 4-day state visit to the country on Tuesday, marking his first visit to China after taking office. Watch in for more details!

An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy. The suspect was found staying at a tourist hotel in ...

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