NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR CHENG XUEYUAN ARRIVES
Chinese Ambassador-designate to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan, who arrived here yesterday, said that under the guidance of the leaders of countries they were ready to jointly build a China-sri Lanka community of shared destiny and improve the well-being of the two peoples.new Chinese...
Addressing the gathering including the Acting Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka and representatives of China-sri Lanka associations at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Mr Xueyuan said:
“Under the great guidance from leaders of our two countries, we are ready to jointly build a China-sri Lanka community of shared destiny and improve the well-being of the two peoples. On the basis of win-win cooperation, we will also work together to promote the peace, stability and prosperity of this region.”
“Ever since my middle school age, I learned from geography and history textbooks about this picturesque country of Ceylon, locating to the southeast of the Indian Subcontinent and at the centre of the vast Indian Ocean. “With pure beaches, abundant flora and fauna, ancient cities and castles, and great Buddhist traditions, its people are hard-working, brave, talented and kind, not to mention they are enthusiastic, generous and gifted in many ways.
“In Sri Lanka, flowers and smiles reflect each other and could be seen everywhere. There are not only splendid gemstones, fragrant Ceylon tea, vast blue waters, but also mountains, rivers, elephants and monkeys, to name just a few. I fell in love with this beautiful country from the bottom of my heart. And I am looking forward to experiencing its rich history, culture and customs, and cheering every change and achievement its people have made” he said.
“The friendship between China and Sri Lanka dates back a couple of millennium. We strongly believe this history-tested friendship between our two peoples is the solid foundation of excellent relations between our two countries.
“Zheng He and his fleet’s voyages started 6 centuries ago, while the Rice-rubber Pact in middle of the 20th century represented the deep affection between our two peoples. No countries are far apart if they have the friendship. We are fully confident that our great friendship has been becoming closer and closer as time goes on,” he said. “As the 21st Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I sincerely wish to make great friends with people of all circles on this Island, and look forward to promoting the China-sri Lanka strategic partnership as well as join in building the Belt and Road Initiative, and implementing the cooperative agreements,” he said.