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CPPCC Chairman starts visit to Sri Lanka

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) arrived in Colombo Thursday for an official goodwill visit at the invitation of Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Joseph Michael Perera.

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CPPCC chairman arrives in Colombo

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) arrived here Thursday for an official goodwill visit at the invitation of Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Joseph Michael Perera.

In his written statement delivered upon arrival at the airport, Jia said the people of China and Sri Lanka have forged deep friendship in the course of their long-term friendly exchanges.

To further solidify and develop the long-term steady friendly relations and cooperation between China and Sri Lanka on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence is in the fundamental interest of the two peoples and serves peace and development in Asia, noted Jia.

He said he looks forward to exchanging views with leaders of Sri Lanka on bilateral relations and other issues of common interest and hopes that this visit will help boost the friendly sentiments between the two countries and the two peoples so that bilateral traditional friendship and cooperation will make fresh progress in the new century.

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