Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (12) on a brief visit during a transit stop en route to China following an official visit to South Africa and has reaffirmed China’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s reconstruction efforts following Cyclone Ditwah.
Minister Yi has also assured that he would personally intervene to assist in rehabilitating critical infrastructure, including roads, railways, and bridges affected by the disaster.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath met Yi, and commenting on the meeting, Herath said that while welcoming Minister Wang Yi, he had extended his sincere appreciation to the Government and the people of China for their timely and generous support to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
“I was pleased to meet H.E. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, during his brief visit to Sri Lanka this morning (12/01/26). Our discussions focused, among others, on further advancing cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, development cooperation and tourism. The discussions also focused on rebuilding Sri Lanka post Cyclone Ditwah,” Minister Herath stated in a post on ‘X’.
Herath further said that in this regard, he particularly requested the assistance of the Chinese government in infrastructure development, including reconstruction of identified roads, railways and bridges which were affected.
“Minister Wang Yi assured his personal intervention to the said request and expressed confidence that Sri Lanka is on the right track for early recovery, and reaffirmed the Chinese Government’s fullest support,” he added.
Minister Yi, accompanied by a 17-member delegation, was returning from Durban when the group had stopped in Sri Lanka.
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